OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of hospital quality assurance interventions on compliance with clinical standards, availability of essential drugs, client satisfaction, and utilization. DESIGN Quasi-experimental, prospective study with four intervention hospitals and four control hospitals. All eight facilities were purposively selected and of comparable complexity. SETTING Ministry of H...

BACKGROUND High levels of unmet need for family planning and high contraceptive discontinuation rates persist in Jordan, prompting the Jordan Health Communication Partnership (JHCP) to initiate a client-centered family planning service program called "Consult and Choose" (CC), together with community-based activities to encourage women with unmet need to visit health centers. METHODS We held ...