Table 6 Reported outcomes related to RMNCAH and family planning and contraceptive service provision

Governance

•Increased Participation [64,65,66], Increased Transparency [65, 67]

•Increased confidence among women to claim rights and make demands [15, 68, 69]

•Increased community engagement in decision-making [65]

•Increased participation on FP issues, including among religious and cultural leaders [13]

Health financing

•Increased resources [16, 70, 71]

•Increased resourced dedicated specifically for FP [13, 14]

Service Delivery

•Available medical equipment [37, 65] and supplies [37, 72, 73]

•Improved Infrastructure [65]; rebuilding and re-opening of non-functional centers [16]

•Reduction in waiting time [73]

•Increased home visits to identify pregnancies [74] and during pregnancy [75]

•Cleaner facilities [13]

•Removal of informal fees [13]

Service Providers

•Increased staffing [14, 65]

•Less absenteeism [37, 73]

•Improved morale [70]

•Improved training and supervision [16, 70, 74]

•More engaged provider–client interaction [65, 75]

•Improved awareness of community needs [15, 76]

•More engaged provider–client interaction on FP [13]

•Improved awareness of community FP needs [14]

Knowledge & information

•Safe Sex/high risk behaviour [77, 78]

•Knowledge of health issues, including MNH [15, 16] Knowledge of health rights and entitlements [68, 79]

•Male involvement in MNH [66]

•Awareness of community groups that engaged with health system [75]

•Knowledge of health issues, including FP [15, 16]

•Increased willingness to dialogue in public on FP [14] and SRHR problems faced by adolescents [17]

Service utilization

•Increased utilization of MNCH services [15, 19, 37, 72] Improved access to services [18]

•Use of skilled birth attendants [37]

•Increased satisfaction [75]

•Increased current use of FP [75]

Health outcomes

•Child weight [37]

•Maternal Mortality Ratio [80]