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India

To ensure that men and couples have access to quality no-scalpel vasectomy services and accurate information about all family planning methods, RESPOND provided technical assistance to the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand states from 2009 to 2013.

Adapting an Employer-Based Approach to Support Increase Access to and Use of LA/PMs (Project Brief No. 9)
The RESPOND Project implemented an employer-based approach in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, that sought to increase workers' awareness of and utilization of family planning, particularly long-acting and permanent methods (LA/PMs). Ten companies participated in the project from January 2011 to June 2012, providing a venue for project activities and allowing employees to attend activities during normal working hours. The approach proved successful at reaching employees with information about LA/PMs. Employers were generally supportive of the initiative. Moreover, clients reported that the workplace is a good setting for reaching men with information about family planning. Workplace initiatives have great potential for increasing information about and use of LA/PMs.
Available in English (PDF, 3.8 MB) and French (PDF, 3.4 MB)

Factors Affecting Acceptance of Vasectomy in Uttar Pradesh: Insights from Community-Based Participatory Qualitative Research (Project Brief No. 3)
After interest in vasectomy ebbed following controversies in the 1970s, the Indian government has renewed its focus on vasectomy and intends to increase the uptake of this family planning method. RESPOND provided technical assistance to the government of the state of Uttar Pradesh to expand awareness of, acceptance of, and access to no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV) services. A qualitative anthropological approach was used to determine barriers to NSV use, people's perceptions about NSV and family planning, and how these affect decision making on whether to use this permanent method. The findings offer crucial insights for understanding the low prevalence of vasectomy in Uttar Pradesh and recommendations for how to expand awareness about, acceptance of, and access to NSV services in the future.
Available in English (PDF, 3 MB)

End-of-Project Evaluation of the RESPOND No-Scalpel Vasectomy Initiative in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand States, India (Report No. 15)
Vasectomy is safer, simpler, less expensive, and more effective than female sterilization. However, in both Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand states in India, male sterilization comprises just over 1% of all modern family planning use, while female sterilization represents 44–70% of modern family planning use in those states. To ensure that men and couples have access to accurate information about and quality services for all methods of family planning, including no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV), RESPOND implemented a four-year technical assistance project to expand awareness and acceptance of and access to NSV services. This end-of-project evaluation was conducted to assess capacity for service delivery and NSV promotion at the state, district, and facility levels in nine project districts. The evaluation, conducted in September and October 2013, included stakeholder, fieldworker, provider, and client interviews, facility audits, and provider and fieldworker observations.
Available in English (PDF, 2.3 MB)

Using an Employer-Based Approach to Increase Support for and Provision of Long-Acting and Permanent Methods of Contraceptive: The India Experience (Report No. 7)
An employer-based approach was initiated in Uttar Pradesh, India, to increase workers' awareness of and utilization of family planning. Ten companies participated in the project from January 2011 to June 2012, providing a venue for project activities and allowing employees to attend activities during normal working hours. RESPOND developed and distributed print materials (such as posters, brochures, and self-standing poster displays) to provide employees with information, oriented 27 health coordinators from the participating businesses who implemented health talks and staffed health desks placed in a well-trafficked area of the company, and provided referrals to interested clients. Evaluation results suggest that the initiative helped change attitudes and behaviors around family planning, induced employees to discuss family planning with their spouses, and led users of short-acting methods to switch to more effective methods.
Available in English (PDF, 2 MB)

Factors Affecting Acceptance of Vasectomy in Uttar Pradesh: Insights from Community-Based, Participatory Qualitative Research (Report No. 3)
India's government has renewed its focus on vasectomy and intends to increase the uptake of this safe and cost-effective family planning method. Vasectomy is, however, highly underutilized in Uttar Pradesh, one of India's largest states. A participatory ethnographic evaluation research was commissioned to understand the reasons for the low prevalence of vasectomy in Uttar Pradesh and to contribute to developing an approach for increasing demand for the procedure. Both men and women reported negative attitudes toward vasectomy, sharing many stories of times when the procedure had not worked or had affected a man's ability to provide for his family. However, positive testimonials about recent NSV experiences appear to be effective in motivating others to obtain the procedure.
Available in English (PDF, 2.6 MB)

The Right Decision at the Right Time: Dispelling Myths around NSV in India
India's central government has renewed its focus on vasectomy and intends to increase the uptake of this safe and cost-effective family planning method. As part of a broader package of technical assistance, RESPOND developed a film with the Government of India to dispel myths about vasectomy and motivate couples to consider no-scalpel vasectomy once they have completed their desired family size. The film presents no-scalpel vasectomy as a simple, painless family planning option, addresses negative attitudes toward vasectomy, provides insights into the procedure’s potential benefits, and seeks to motivate men and couples to consider this method.
Available online in English

NSV Brochure
This Hindi-language brochure describes the no-scalpel vasectomy procedure, how it works, potential side effects, and where it can be obtained. (October/November 2012)
Available in Hindi (PDF, 824 KB) with an English translation (PDF, 80 KB)

NSV Poster
This colorful poster shows a young couple with a child and provides basic information about no-scalpel vasectomy. (October/November 2012)
Available in Hindi (PDF, 1.4 MB) with an English translation (PDF, 72 KB)

NSV Radio Spot #1
A couple talk about no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV), while a song concerning NSV is sung in the background. (October/November 2012)
Available in Hindi with English subtitles (WMV, 3.0 MB)

NSV Radio Spot #2
A couple talk about the benefits for their family of having stopped childbearing through no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV), while a song about NSV is sung in the background. (October/November 2012)
Available in Hindi with English subtitles (WMV, 4.2 MB)

NSV Radio Spot #3
Two women and one woman’s spouse discuss the safety of no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV), while a song about NSV is sung in the background. (October/November 2012)
Available in Hindi with English subtitles (WMV, 4 MB)

NSV Radio Spot #4
Two men provide basic information on no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV), while a song about NSV is sung in the background. (October/November 2012)
Available in Hindi with English subtitles (WMV, 3.6 MB)

Employer-Based Approach to Increase Support for and Provision of LA/PMs in India
The Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition’s 14th Membership Meeting, October 10-11, 2013, New Delhi, India
Available in English (PDF, 4.3 MB)

Employer-Based Models to Increase Support and Provision of LA/PMs in India
SHOPS LAPM E-Conference, May 8-10, 2012
Available in English (PDF, 3.2 MB)

Improving Uptake of Vasectomy in Uttar Pradesh: Insights from Community-based Participatory, Qualitative Research
USAID/Washington D.C. February 2011
Available in English (PDF, 3.5 MB)

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