Abstract: Family planning is one of the most cost-effective investments that a country can make in its future. Family planning services in developing countries have benefited economies and quality of life, with 885 million women of reproductive age delaying pregnancy. However, 214 million women worldwide have an unmet need for contraception. In Jamaica, unmet need represents 7.2%.
The aim of this research is to highlight the best practice approach used in enabling proficient improvement in Jamaica’s Contraceptive Logistics Management Information System (CLMIS).
Eighty-one facilities were targeted; 78 sampled with the use of proportional stratified random method. Data were collected over 18 days during the month of February, 2019. This was done by trained staff of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), with assistance from regional parish representatives, using the Logistics Indicator Assessment Tool (LIAT), which comprised a 37-item interview guide. Data were analysed via SPSS, featuring measures of central tendencies and Chi-Square Inferential Statistical Procedures.
The prevalence of stock-out of contraceptive methods had significantly declined from 65% and 85% in 2013 and 2015 respectively to 20% in 2019 - mainly condom (13%) and Microgynon (5%). Such progress is indicative of: increased availability of the key contraceptive methods for women who desire family planning and delayed pregnancy; standardisation of stock management records; capacity building of healthcare professionals in inventory control procedures/contraceptive forecasting methodologies; sound monitoring and evaluation. Improvement is evident in records management in all the facilities that has been sampled.
Conclusion: Jamaica’s Population Planning and Development Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Programme has established prescribed best practices for CLMIS which has seen significant improvement in forecasting logistics management, storage conditions, and record-keeping (Register and Logbook) throughout the public health regions.
Keywords: Family Planning, Contraceptive Logistics Management, Stock-out, Sexual and Reproductive Health.
Title: Jamaica’s Contraceptive Logistics Management Information System in the Era of Sustainable Development: A Best Practice Approach
Author: Tazhmoye V. Crawford, Damion C. Grant, Andre D. Black, Marvin Z. Joseph, Collin A. Dosunmu, Dorrett McLean
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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