586 posters, 8 topics, 23 sessions, 1,077 authors, 622 institutions

ISQua's 40th International Conference 2024

24th - 27th September 2024 | Istanbul, Türkiye

ISQUA2024-ABS-2993

Human-centered Design Approach for Group Antenatal-Postnatal (ANC-PNC) improves accessibility of ANC-PNC services

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Poster Presenter

Shafia Rashid

Authors

Farzana Islam, ATM Rezaul Karim, Anjuman Begum, Shafia Rashid, Nicole Carbone, Chris Welch, Kate Ramsey

Affiliations

Management Sciences for Health, Scope Impact

Part of Topic

Co-production - Creating a patient-centred healthcare service

Introduction and Objectives

The Healthy Women, Healthy Families' group antenatal and postnatal care (GANC-GPNC) program aims to improve access to quality maternal and newborn health and family planning services for young, first-time parents in the urban slums of Tongi, Gazipur. Concerted efforts are needed to reach vulnerable, marginalized populations with high-quality, responsive services.

Methods

Human-centered design identified needs and preferences of first-time parents and health care providers. Using co-design methods, we refined, iterated, and tested concepts and prototypes:

1.Held focus-group discussions, in-depth interviews, and mock sessions with >100 participants

2.Organized, analyzed, and reviewed data

3.Conducted two reflection exercises

Conclusions

1.GANC-GPNC can reach vulnerable populations with quality information and services.

2.Capacity building of service providers, strong community engagement, and model adaptations are key for sustaining the GANC-GPNC model.

3.Comprehensive action plan and coordinated efforts from relevant stakeholders will facilitate national scale.

Contact Information

Dr. Farzana Islam, Project Director, Healthy Women, Healthy Families Project; Management Sciences for Health (MSH); Plot No. 30 CWN (A), 2nd Floor, Road #42-43, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh; Email: fislam@msh.org; Cell: +880-1711-522-714

References/Bibliography

Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2022: Key Indicators Report. National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), Dhaka, Bangladesh, and ICF, Rockville, Maryland, USA.