Qualitative methods in operations research on contraceptive distribution systems: a case study from Nigeria.
Qualitative methods in operations research on contraceptive distribution systems: a case study from Nigeria.
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避孕药具分配系统运筹学的定性方法：尼日利亚的案例研究。
DOI：
10.1016/0277-9536(91)90366-k
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发表时间：
1991
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
R. McNamara
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作者：
G. Webb;Ladipo Oa;R. McNamara
本文讨论了定性方法在计划生育服务提供系统运筹学中的应用。在伊巴丹大学学院医院生育研究室和哥伦比亚大学人口与家庭健康中心的合作研究项目中，尼日利亚伊巴丹的市场贸易商接受了销售口服避孕药、避孕套和杀精泡沫片的培训。采用焦点小组讨论、参与者观察和半结构化访谈来调查市场上避孕药具分销的文化可接受性以及参与交易者的动机。市场协会的实力是影响该项目接受度的一个因素，并且发现贸易商其他商品的客户数量对避孕药具的销售量产生积极影响。交易者受到参与知名医疗机构项目的相关地位的激励。定性研究的结果表明了定量研究的领域，反之亦然。
This article discusses the application of qualitative methods in operations research on a family planning service delivery system. Market traders in Ibadan, Nigeria were trained to sell oral contraceptives, condoms, and spermicidal foaming tablets in a collaborative research project of the Fertility Research Unit of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, and the Center for Population and Family Health of Columbia University. Focus group discussion, participant observation, and semi-structured interviews were used to investigate the cultural acceptability of distribution of contraceptives in the market places and the motivations of participating traders. The strength of the market associations was a factor influencing acceptance of the project and the number of customers for the traders' other wares were found to positively influence the volume of sales of contraceptives. Traders were motivated by the status associated with participating in a program of a well-known health institution. Findings from qualitive research suggest areas for quantitative studies andvice versain an interactive process.