Oral contraceptive pills are often available at this facility and mostly female employees use them. Like the pills, injectables are the most commonly available and widely used family planning methods at this facility. As it was witnessed from the study participants, even these days, it is difficult to get long-term and permanent FP methods at workplace clinics. Hence, the method choice would still be limited to the old ones. Family planning methods like Implants, Intrauterine devices, male sterilization and Female sterilization are rarely available at our facility-Health provider from Debre Birhan Textile Factory). Fig. 2 Types of contraceptive methods used among current contraceptive users (n=73), August 2016 Availability of contraceptives, commodities, trained providers, space and supplies and job aids at workplace clinics In this survey, we conducted a brief inventory of supplies and commodities, availability of space for family planning and trained providers at the surveyed factories and farms that have clinics using an inventory checklist (Annex 5). Among the 18 workplaces surveyed, 16 of them had clinics in their premises. Availability and utilization of FP service: It is not uncommon to observe workplaces where there are not FP services or there is poor utilization where there are services. Among the 16 workplaces that have workplace clinic in this study, only a quarter of them had one or more type of contraceptive method (excluding condom). This implies that only one-fifth of the 18 workplaces surveyed are providing any contraceptive method (Annex 6). Condom is the most widely available supply though it mayn’t necessarily mean it is availed as a FP method. A KI from Debre Birhan Textile Factory said, We do not provide any of the family planning methods including counseling services [for family planning use] but we provide female and male condom [for employees] to protect them from HIV/AIDS. Another KI from Kombolcha Textile Factory added, Male condoms are available at the entrance [of the factory] and employees can get at any time. Any employee can use the condom free of charge. The main purpose of the condom supply is, of course, to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. The majority of women (63.3%) are getting FP services from facilities outside the workplaces (Fig. 3). Only a quarter of them are getting services from workplace clinics.
Oral contraceptive pills are often available at this facility and mostly female employees use them. Like the pills, injectables are the most commonly available and widely used family planning methods at this facility. As it was witnessed from the study participants, even these days, it is difficult to get long-term and permanent FP methods at workplace clinics. Hence, the method choice would still be limited to the old ones. Family planning methods like Implants, Intrauterine devices, male sterilization and Female sterilization are rarely available at our facility-Health provider from Debre Birhan Textile Factory). Fig. 2 Types of contraceptive methods used among current contraceptive users (n=73), August 2016 Availability of contraceptives, commodities, trained providers, space and supplies and job aids at workplace clinics In this survey, we conducted a brief inventory of supplies and commodities, availability of space for family planning and trained providers at the surveyed factories and farms that have clinics using an inventory checklist (Annex 5). Among the 18 workplaces surveyed, 16 of them had clinics in their premises. Availability and utilization of FP service: It is not uncommon to observe workplaces where there are not FP services or there is poor utilization where there are services. Among the 16 workplaces that have workplace clinic in this study, only a quarter of them had one or more type of contraceptive method (excluding condom). This implies that only one-fifth of the 18 workplaces surveyed are providing any contraceptive method (Annex 6). Condom is the most widely available supply though it mayn’t necessarily mean it is availed as a FP method. A KI from Debre Birhan Textile Factory said, We do not provide any of the family planning methods including counseling services [for family planning use] but we provide female and male condom [for employees] to protect them from HIV/AIDS. Another KI from Kombolcha Textile Factory added, Male condoms are available at the entrance [of the factory] and employees can get at any time. Any employee can use the condom free of charge. The main purpose of the condom supply is, of course, to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. The majority of women (63.3%) are getting FP services from facilities outside the workplaces (Fig. 3). Only a quarter of them are getting services from workplace clinics.
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