The Impact of Increased Access to Family Planning on Fertility and Health in Malawi
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Key Information
Improving access to family planning in Sub-Saharan Africa has the potential to help women and couples achieve their desired family size and avert unintended pregnancies and unwanted births. It may also have longer-term effects by improving women’s health, educational attainment, and socio-economic status. However, little is actually known about the effectiveness of family planning. In Malawi, Innovations for Poverty Action is working with researchers to measure how an increase in access to family planning—through information, transportation, and reimbursements for family planning services—impacts women’s fertility, health, and well-being.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Malawi
Activity URL
Not applicable or unknown
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2016 - 2018
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
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COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
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Education areas
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
Cross-cutting areas
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Mothers
Age
18 - 35
School Enrolment Status
Not applicable or unknown
School Level
Not applicable or unknown
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
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Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
- Improving transportation
Health and childcare services
- Sexual and reproductive health services (including family planning)
Life skills education
- Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
Reducing economic barriers
- Conditional cash transfers (including non-cash goods) to individuals/households
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased grade attainment
- Increased school completion (general)
- Increased school enrolment (general)
- Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals
- Improved maternal, newborn, and/or child health (MNCH)
- Improved sexual and reproductive health
- Increased employment/job-related skills
- Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health