Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council
Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council
Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council
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Module 4 The work of <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Volunteers<br />
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Box 4.4.2: Family Planning Methods available in Ghana<br />
Short Term (Short-Acting) Methods<br />
•<br />
•<br />
•<br />
•<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Condoms (Male and Female)<br />
Spermicides (Foaming tablets)<br />
Oral contraceptive pill (combined & Mini-pill)<br />
Injectables (Depo Provera, Norigynon – 3 monthly)<br />
Lactational Amenorrhoea Method (LAM)<br />
Natural Family Planning Method<br />
Long Term (Long-Acting) Methods<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Intra Uterine Device<br />
Implants - Jadelle<br />
Permanent /Irreversible Methods<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Tubal Ligation or female sterilisation<br />
Vasectomy or male sterilisation<br />
<strong>Community</strong> health volunteers should note that though there are several family planning<br />
methods, they are allowed to promote and sell only some of the short term methods. These<br />
are the spermicides and condoms. This is because the other methods require high level of<br />
technical skill before the provider can effectively serve clients which volunteers don’t have.<br />
Exercise 4.4.3<br />
Objective<br />
1. To discuss the Family Planning<br />
devices that volunteers can<br />
dispense in the community<br />
Time: 10 minutes<br />
Questions<br />
1. What family planning methods do<br />
you know about?<br />
2. Which ones sre volunteers not<br />
allowed to administer and why?<br />
What is a condom?<br />
Instructions to the Facilitator<br />
1. Ask the questions in the left box<br />
2. List responses on a flip chart<br />
3. Discuss and clarify which FP<br />
methods volunteers cannot<br />
administer<br />
4. Explain why volunteers can not<br />
administer certain methods.<br />
A male condom is a sheath designed to fit over a man’s erect penis which prevents passage<br />
of semen into the female reproductive tract during intercourse. Most condoms are made of<br />
thin latex rubber, animal tissue or polyurethane. Condoms are dry or lubricated with waterbased<br />
lubricant.<br />
Some condoms are lubricated with spermicidal agents. Male condoms are effective in<br />
preventing pregnancy when used correctly and consistently with every act of intercourse.