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ss Evidence to Action for Strengthened Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services for Women and Girls Supporting Reproductive Health Services for Young, First-Time Parents (FTP) in Burkina Faso Final Report September 2020 About E2A The Evidence to Action Project (E2A) is the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) global flagship for strengthening family planning and reproductive health service delivery. The project aims to address the reproductive healthcare needs of girls, women, and underserved communities around the world by increasing support, building evidence, and leading the scale-up of best practices that improve family planning services. A Cooperative Agreement awarded in September 2011, E2A will continue until September 2020. E2A is led by Pathfinder International in partnership with ExpandNet, IntraHealth International, Management Sciences for Health, and PATH. Contact Information E2A Project 1015 15th Street NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 Tel. 202-775-1977 Fax 202-775-1988 www.e2aproject.org This publication was made possible through support provided by the Office of Population and Reproductive Health, Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development, under the terms of Award No. AID-OAA-A-11-00024. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Agency for International Development. 2 Acronyms ANC Antenatal care CHW Community health worker CPR Contraceptive prevalence rate DHC District Health Committee DHS Demographic and Health Survey DSF Direction de la Sante de la Famille E2A Evidence to Action Project EMC Enquete Multisectoral Continue EmONC Emergency obstetric and neonatal care FP Family planning FTM First-time mother FTP First-time parent HF Health facility HTSP Healthy timing and spacing pregnancy ICP Infirmier Chef de Poste IPT Intermittent preventive treatment IUD Intrauterine device MCD Medicin Chef de District MNCH/FP Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health/Family Planning MoH Ministry of health NGO Non-governmental organization PNC Postnatal care PPFP Postpartum family planning 3 RH Reproductive health RMNCH Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health SRH Sexual and reproductive health WHO World Health Organization 4 Acknowledgements The E2A Project gratefully acknowledges the generous support of USAID and the Burkina Faso mission. Special thanks are due to the Direction de la Santé de la Famille (DSF), the Ministry of Health (MoH), and the Government of Burkina Faso for their continued collaboration on this project. E2A also thanks the heads of the regional health directorates of the Center North and East regions, to the Médecins Chefs de District (MCDs) of the districts of Kaya, Diapaga, Fada, Tougouri, Bogandé and Manni, to the Infirmiers Chefs de Poste (ICPs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) working in the health areas of the various health facilities on the project sites, and to the mayors of the various communes. Lastly, E2A thanks the hundreds of young first-time mothers, their partners, and mothers-in- law who participated in the program for sharing their experiences and helping to advance programming for young FTPs around the world. It is our sincere hope that the work started on this project will continue and improve the health and wellbeing of first-time parents, their families, and their communities. 5 Contents ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1 About E2A ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Acronyms .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................... 5 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................... 8 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 9 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Burkina Faso Health Context ................................................................................................................. 9 Proposed Solutions and Technical Strategy ........................................................................................ 11 Project Goal and Objectives .................................................................................................................... 12 Phase 1 Goal and Objectives ............................................................................................................... 12 Phase 2 Goal and Objectives ............................................................................................................... 13 Geographic Scope ................................................................................................................................... 13 Phase 1 Geographic Scope .................................................................................................................. 13 Phase 2 Geographic Scope ................................................................................................................. 13 Key Interventions .................................................................................................................................... 14 Baseline Health Facility Assessments.................................................................................................. 14 Provider Capacity Building and Mentorship ....................................................................................... 14 Provision of Supplies and Tools to Health Facilities and CHWs .......................................................... 15 Monitoring of FP and Environmental Compliance .............................................................................. 16 Provision of Facility-Based Services to FTMs ...................................................................................... 17 Social Mapping/FTP Recruitment ....................................................................................................... 17 Peer Leader Selection and Training .................................................................................................... 20 First-Time Mother Peer Groups .......................................................................................................... 21 Outreaches with Husbands of FTMs ................................................................................................... 22 Outreaches with Mothers-in-Law of FTMs ......................................................................................... 23 Joint FTP Couple Sessions ................................................................................................................... 24 Home Visits ......................................................................................................................................... 24 Engagement with Government and Collaboration with Other Partners/Stakeholders ..................... 26 Results ..................................................................................................................................................... 26 Phase 1 Result Highlights .................................................................................................................... 27 6 Phase 2 Result Highlights .................................................................................................................... 29 Lessons Learned ...................................................................................................................................... 31 Challenges ............................................................................................................................................... 32 What Worked to Mitigate these Issues .............................................................................................. 32 ANNEXES ................................................................................................................................................. 34 Annex 1: Villages, districts, and intervention areas covered by phase 1 of the project .................... 34 Annex 1: Villages, districts, and intervention areas covered by phase 2 of the project .................... 36 7 Executive Summary The E2A project received field support funding from USAID Burkina Faso mission to implement a project aimed to increase access and use of quality maternal, newborn, and child health/family planning (MNCH/FP) services among first-time parents (FTP)—adolescents and young women under the age of 25, married or unmarried, who are pregnant or have a child that is younger than two years old, and their partners. The Youth project was implemented in two phases, which combined spanned from March 2018-June 2020. The project worked at the facility- and community-levels in the East and Center North regions of Burkina Faso, which are marked by high frequency of early marriage and childbearing as well as poor MNCH/FP outcomes for young mothers.