Enabling and hindering factors of health surveillance assistants' roles in the provision of contraceptive services in Mangochi, Malawi.

HSAs in Mangochi are important contraceptive service providers. Their ability to ensure male involvement, increase access to services for youth and address misconceptions about contraceptives needs improvement. This requires a thorough understanding of socio-cultural norms and improved behavioural change communication competencies, which need to be incorporated in future training under Malawi's Community Health Strategy. .