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Table 3.10 Availability of family planning services
Among all facilities, the percentages offering temporary methods of family planning and male or female sterilization and the percentage
offering any family planning by background characteristics, Senegal SCSPA 2012–2013
Background characteristics
Percentage
offering any
temporary
modern
method of FP 1
Temporary methods of
family planning (FP)
Percentage
offering
counseling on
periodic
abstinence/
rhythm
Percentage
offering any
temporary
method of FP 2
Percentage
offering male
or female
sterilization 3
Percentage
offering any
modern FP 4
Percentage
offering
any FP
service 5
Number of
facilities
Facility type
Hospital 65 45 65 35 65 65 17
Health center 78 55 78 41 78 78 30
Health post 87 62 87 46 87 87 317
Managing authority
Public 94 67 94 49 94 94 302
Private 39 32 39 25 39 39 62
Region
Dakar 71 54 71 48 71 71 71
Diourbel 95 95 95 89 95 95 25
Fatick 100 74 100 67 100 100 22
Kaffrine 91 0 91 0 91 91 14
Kaolack 98 98 98 98 98 98 23
Kédougou 75 7 75 0 75 75 9
Kolda 73 70 73 51 73 73 17
Louga 90 69 90 27 90 90 23
Matam 94 75 94 53 94 94 17
Saint Louis 91 86 91 58 91 91 29
Sédhiou 97 86 97 37 97 97 12
Tambacounda 80 11 80 0 80 80 24
Thiès 83 42 83 23 83 83 48
Ziguinchor 81 68 81 48 81 81 29
Total 85 61 85 45 85 85 364
Health hut 43 33 43 NA 43 43 74
1
Facility provides, prescribes, or counsels clients on any of the following temporary methods of family planning: contraceptive pills (combined
or progestin-only), injectables (combined or progestin-only), implants, intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs), male condoms, female
condoms, CycleBeads for Standard Days Method, or other modern methods such as the diaphragms or spermicides.
2
Facility provides, prescribes, or counsels clients on any of the following temporary methods of family planning: contraceptive pills (combined
or progestin-only), injectables (combined or progestin-only), implants, IUDs, male condoms, female condoms, CycleBeads for Standard Days
Method, or periodic abstinence/rhythm.
3
Providers in the facility perform male or female sterilization or counsel clients on male or female sterilization.
4
Facility provides, prescribes, or counsels clients on any of the following: contraceptive pills (combined or progestin-only), injectables
(combined or progestin-only), implants, IUDs, male condoms, female condoms, CycleBeads for Standard Days Method, female sterilization
(tubal ligation) or male sterilization (vasectomy).
5
Facility provides, prescribes, or counsels clients on any of the following: contraceptive pills (combined or progestin-only), injectables
(combined or progestin-only), implants, IUDs, male condoms, female condoms, CycleBeads for Standard Days Method, female sterilization
(tubal ligation) or male sterilization (vasectomy), or periodic abstinence/rhythm.
Health Facilities Providing, Prescribing, or Counseling Clients on any FP Method
Providers of family planning methods are expected to communicate some basic
information to their clients, including use of the method, possible changes, potential side
effects, and measures to be taken when problems arise that are related to the method.
Tables 3.11.1 and 3.11.2 present, for facilities offering any family planning service,
the percentages that provide, prescribe, or counsel clients on specific FP methods, according
to the type of facility and managing authority and region.
In virtually all facilities offering family planning services, combined oral
contraceptive pills (97 percent), oral progestin-only pills (96 percent) and progestin-only
injectables (97 percent) are by far the methods most often provided, prescribed, or
recommended to patients. Tubal ligation services are available in one out of two facilities (53
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