FRONTIERS PROJECT
Systematic Screening for Integrating Reproductive Health Services in India

FRONTIERS worked with the Municipal Corporation Health Scheme, the Government of Gujarat, and the Population Research Centre to test the effectiveness of systematic screening to identify the reproductive health needs of women seeking care for themselves or their children in and around the city of Vadodara. Providers offered services for needs identified through a service algorithm, or made additional appointments or referrals to another facility if needs could not be addressed during the current visit. Following the intervention, the number of services per visit increased by 22 percent in the experimental urban clinics while decreasing slightly in the control clinics. The increase was smaller but still significant (9 percent) in health posts. The intervention is being scaled up throughout the city (see "Scaling Up the Systematic Screening Instrument (SSI) Project in India"), and the state of Gujarat plans to adopt the screening model.

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Location

Vadodara, India

Duration

April 2004–March 2005

Population Council researcher

Anurag Mishra

Non-Council collaborators

Government of Gujarat

Municipal Corporation Health Scheme

Population Research Centre

Donor

US Agency for International Development

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

2008
Vernon, Ricardo, James R. Foreit, and Emma Ottolenghi. "Introducing systematic screening to reduce unmet health needs: A manager’s manual," FRONTIERS Manual, revised edition. Washington, DC: Population Council. (more) (PDF) (PDF en français) (PDF en español)

2006
Foreit, James R. “Systematic screening: A strategy for determining and meeting clients’ reproductive health needs,” FRONTIERS Program Brief no. 6. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 348 KB)

2005
Das, N.P., Urvi Shah, Varsha Chitania, Pratibha Patel, M.E. Khan, Anurag Mishra, and James R. Foreit. "Systematic screening to integrate reproductive health services in India,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 135 KB)

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Related Projects

• Bolivia: Use of Systematic Screening to Provide Reproductive Health Services in Bolivia
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• Senegal: Using Systematic Screening to Enhance Integration of Reproductive Health Service Delivery in Senegal

See Also

• India
• General Quality of Care
• FRONTIERS Publications/Resources on Systematic Screening
• FRONTIERS Quality of Care Improvement
• Quality of Care

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