1a:I[76865,["/_next/static/chunks/d07a36b34c614bac.js","/_next/static/chunks/a439560253821848.js","/_next/static/chunks/992d80515d7f780d.js","/_next/static/chunks/3adfb55b15c8d19c.js","/_next/static/chunks/b642b3e65e2c6231.js","/_next/static/chunks/fc50eca1ad01dc11.js","/_next/static/chunks/afc6bdd59b458409.js","/_next/static/chunks/6448cccc5d968256.js"],"Grid"] 1b:I[17291,["/_next/static/chunks/d07a36b34c614bac.js","/_next/static/chunks/a439560253821848.js","/_next/static/chunks/992d80515d7f780d.js","/_next/static/chunks/3adfb55b15c8d19c.js","/_next/static/chunks/b642b3e65e2c6231.js","/_next/static/chunks/fc50eca1ad01dc11.js","/_next/static/chunks/afc6bdd59b458409.js","/_next/static/chunks/6448cccc5d968256.js"],"GridCol"] 1c:I[34616,["/_next/static/chunks/d07a36b34c614bac.js","/_next/static/chunks/a439560253821848.js","/_next/static/chunks/992d80515d7f780d.js","/_next/static/chunks/3adfb55b15c8d19c.js","/_next/static/chunks/b642b3e65e2c6231.js","/_next/static/chunks/fc50eca1ad01dc11.js","/_next/static/chunks/afc6bdd59b458409.js","/_next/static/chunks/6448cccc5d968256.js"],"Avatar"] 1d:I[32972,["/_next/static/chunks/d07a36b34c614bac.js","/_next/static/chunks/a439560253821848.js","/_next/static/chunks/992d80515d7f780d.js","/_next/static/chunks/3adfb55b15c8d19c.js","/_next/static/chunks/b642b3e65e2c6231.js","/_next/static/chunks/fc50eca1ad01dc11.js","/_next/static/chunks/afc6bdd59b458409.js","/_next/static/chunks/6448cccc5d968256.js"],"default"] 1e:T542,Setting: Karachi, Pakistan. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a community-based integrated approach in changing women's behaviour regarding contraceptive use. Design: The Sukh Initiative is a multipronged approach with door-to-door services using community health workers to provide quality family planning/reproductive health services at both public and private facilities and a 24/7 family planning helpline service that provides youth skill-based education. Methods: Retrospective pre- and post-intervention data using samples of 5140 and 3810 women, respectively. Results: The contraceptive prevalence rate increased by 10.7%, from 42.3% at baseline to 53.0% mid-intervention, with an increase in use of modern contraceptive methods of 9.2%. A significant association was found between door-to-door counselling and the use of contraceptive methods (OR 3.4, 95%CL 2.9-4.1) and access to public and private facilities for modern contraceptives (OR 2.4, 95%CL 2.0-3.0). However, support group meetings and 24/7 helpline use did not show any association with use of contraceptive method. Conclusion: The study helped to increase access to and choice of family planning services through a community-based approach that successfully reduced unmet needs and improved continuity in contraceptive use.

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