FRONTIERS PROJECT
Introducing Postabortion Care (PAC) Services in Rural Senegal

With assistance from FRONTIERS, EngenderHealth assessed the effectiveness of introducing PAC services at health posts in two districts in rural Senegal. Following the intervention (formally titled "Taking Postabortion Care [PAC] Services Where They Are Needed: Testing PAC Expansion to Rural Areas"), clients were more than twice as likely to report receiving information on family planning, and 20 percent of PAC clients left the health post with a modern contraceptive method. Although the intervention resulted in higher standards of care, deficiencies still existed: Counseling is not systematically offered or sufficiently comprehensive, clients experienced delays prior to consultation and treatment, infection prevention practices were inconsistent, and financial and geographical barriers to access persist.

Location

Fatick and Kaolack regions, Senegal

Duration

November 2000–December 2002

Population Council researcher

Joanne Gleason

Non-Council collaborator

EngenderHealth

Donors

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

US Agency for International Development

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type. 

2004
"Senegal: Expand access to safe postabortion care services in rural areas," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 43. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

2003
EngenderHealth. “Taking postabortion care services where they are needed: An operations research project testing PAC expansion in rural Senegal,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 694 KB)

See Also

• Senegal

• Postabortion Care

• FRONTIERS Postabortion Care

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