In South Sudan, five facilities reported providing OCPs and four reported providing injectables in the previous three months, yet only one met the criteria to adequately provide these contraceptives; lack of supplies at the time of the assessment was the primary reason for facilities failing to meet the criteria (Additional file 2: Appendix B).
And there's an even more sinister reason for the facility, she claimed.
Complex rituals surrounding child birth and strong traditional beliefs in combination with patriarchic structures are instead presented as the main reason for low facility delivery rates among ethnic minority groups (43, 56).
Preference for traditional birth attendant was cited as reason for non-facility delivery in only 0.7% of responses.
Focus groups in the SM district pointed to the inadequacies of government facilities as the reason for choosing private facilities, and they complained about the attitude of doctors in government facilities.
"Location is not the best reason for selecting a facility," the authors wrote.
P7 7 MCBA Just one participant mentioned being HIV positive as a reason for a health facility delivery.
Another reason for desiring a facility based job, as cited by CMWs, was the community's perception that qualified health professionals work in facilities rather than going door to door and in a facility based job CMWs would get that recognition and respect from community members as maternal health care providers.
For each of the five CRC screening tests, respondents were read (or in the mail version instructed to read) a test description and then asked whether they had ever had it, heard of it, reason for exam, and facility location (Mayo Clinic, Olmsted Medical Center, or elsewhere).
Set C consisted of family members' experiences with LTC facilities, including "reason for contact with the LTC facility" (V20) and "experiences visiting LTC facility" (V21).
