Evaluation of a Digital Hybrid Training Course on Hormonal IUD in Nigeria: A Mixed Methods Study

Provider trainings on new family planning (FP)
methods in Nigeria, such as the hormonal
intra-uterine device (IUD), are typically
conducted in-person using a combination of
didactic, classroom-based learning & practice
on models, followed by a practicum with live
clients. Replacing the didactic portion of
provider trainings with a digital curriculum has
the potential to effectively train providers on
new methods at a lower cost than in-person
approaches.

While digital provider trainings
are recommended as an enhancement to FP
high impact practices (HIPs), relatively little is
known about the feasibility, acceptability, &
costs of hybrid digital provider trainings in
Nigeria. With support from USAID and the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation, the Society for Family Health through its Research for
Scalable Solutions (R4S) Project & the
Learning about Expanded Access & Potential
of Hormonal IUD (LEAP) Project conducted a
mixed-methods evaluation of a hybrid digital
training for FP providers on the hormonal IUD.

The role of job aids in supporting task sharing family planning services to community pharmacists and patent proprietary medicine vendors in Kaduna and Lagos, Nigeria