Assessing Effectiveness of Multipurpose Voucher Scheme to Enhance Contraceptive Choices, Equity, and Child Immunization Coverage: Results of an Interventional Study from Pakistan.
Moazzam AliSyed Khurram AzmatHasan Bin HamzaMd Mizanur RahmanPublished in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2020)
This Greenstar-led multiple voucher model did not significantly increase modern contraceptive use in the intervention study area but positively impacted equity. The integrated approach combining contraception with child immunization led to an increase in immunization coverage. It will be important for public policy decision-makers to assess the usefulness of this approach, as a long-term provision of free contraceptive services may lead to dependency in targeted communities.