PPIUD
PPIUD is a family planning implementation research project funded by International Federation of the Gynecologists and obstetricians (FIGO) and implemented by the Association of Gynecologist and Obstetrician in Tanzania (AGOTA), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) and MDH. In this project MDH leads project evaluation component whereby a step-wedge design is employed to assess the institutionalization of PPIUD services at the antenatal clinic and labor wards in Tanzania. The intervention is implemented in five referral hospitals across Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Mbeya and Pwani regions. The intervention package comprises of training of HCPs on PPIUD counselling and insertions, supporting delivery of PPIUD education at the HFs and ensuring that the HFs are adequately stocked with the IUDs.Key project accomplishments by the end of 2018, include recruitment and follow-up of 24,238 women and attaining over 80% of targeted follow-up clients across multiple timepoints; and successful completion of data collection and cleaning from both women and up to 149 HCPs, including quantitative and qualitative surveys, interviews and checklist guided observations at multiple time points.