Contraception use in Kenya has increased over the years, but there are still challenges for many, especially women and youth.
The Agonyora program implemented by the Lwala Community Alliance aims to improve the access and uptake of family planning services among young people in Migori county, Kenya. With the support of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), we’ve been tasked to evaluate the intervention. We specifically looked at its impact on access to and changes around social norms on sexual and reproductive health care.
Our evaluation focuses on three research questions:
- Is the Agonyora program associated with increased utilization of family planning visits and increased couple years of protection, especially among young people aged 15 to 24?
- Is the Agonyora program associated with changes in the total cost of family planning provision at health centers or cost per additional couple years of protection provided incurred by health care providers?
- Is the Agonyora program associated with changes in norms among male and female community role models in Rongo subcounty?
Key findings from the baseline report
Here are some of the key findings from the baseline study:
- Since the start of the program, there was a significant increase in family planning visits among people under 25 and in couple years of protection provided.
- There are also opportunities for health facilities to improve the cost effectiveness of family planning services through increased demand and uptake of more efficient methods of contraception.
- Community role models in Migori county express progressive attitudes about the acceptability of youth access to contraception, the intergenerational communication on sex and puberty, and attitudes towards teen pregnancy and early marriage.
- These findings suggest a substantive positive impact of the program on access and social norms on sexual and reproductive health.
Read the full report
Read the baseline report for the Agonyora program evaluation here and on our publications page:
