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Republic of the Phitippines

Department of Health

OFF'ICE OF THE SECRETARY

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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
No.20l1- 0005

SUBJECT: Guidelines on Ensurine Ouality Standards in the Deliverv of Family

Choice and Voluntarism

I. BACKGROUND and RATIONALE

In 2Q01, the Administrative Order- 50-A s.2001, National Family Planning Policy (I'IFPP) which
embodies the Philippines FP program policies has refocused FP as a health intervention that will
promote the overall health of all Filipinos by: preventing high-risk and unplanned pregnancies
thus reducing maternal deaths, and preventing abortions, responding to the reproductive rights of
women with unmet FP needs and promoting responsible parenthood. As such, the management
and implementation of the program are specifically guided by the "Four PrincipleslPillars of
Family Planning" namely: 1) Respect for the sanctity of life; 2) Respect for human rights; 3) The
freedom of choice and voluntary decisions (Informed Choice and Voluntarism - ICV); and 4)
Respect for the rights of clients to determine their desired family size. These principles uphold
the rights of the Filipino people to have access to quality health services, promote the will and
abilities of couples and individuals to freely choose which method to use according to their
religious beliefs and ethical values and cultural background to enable them to respond to their
needs and aspirations in pursuit of a better life

In

a memorandum to all regional directors of Centers for Health Development issued on June 29,
2006, the Department of Health (DOH) reiterated its order for national and local health managers
and FP service providers to observe, comply and adhere to four FP guiding prinqiples. However,
through the years, ICV compliance has not been sustained reflecting the need to strengthen

monitoring of implementation and the issuance of guidelines on establishing ICV compliance

monitoring and reporting system.

This Order is issued to reiterate observance, compliance and adherence

principles in the delivery of accessible quality family planning services.

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II. GOAL and OBJECTIVES
Goal

To provide universal access to quality FP information and services to men and women
whenever and wherever needed and enable them to make informed choice and voluntary
decision to use modern FP method best suited to his/her needs.

Objectives
I

To provide policy and program directions on FP service delivery that

support
informed choice and voluntary decision making;
2. To ensure that health service providers are providing accurate and complete
information on family planning methods and services, crucial to informed choice and
voluntary decision-making;
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To increase awareness among men and women of reproductive age of their individual
rights to access quality FP services and make choices for themselves; and
4. To establish and implement an effective and efficient monitoring and reporting
system on informed choice and voluntary decision making.
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III. COVERAGE

and SCOPE

This policy applies to all DOH units and attached agencies such as the Commission on
Population (POPCOM) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC), nongovernment organizations and the private sector.
Compliance to ICV policy requirements shall cover the operations of both public and
private health facilities providing FP services under the local govemment units, and other
government agencies in so far as their health service operations are governed by technical
guidelines, standards, and policies mandated by DOH.

IV. DEFINITION of TERMS

1.

Informed Choice

Effective access to information on a wide range of family planning options and to

counseling, services and supplies needed to help individuals choose to obtain or decline
services, to seek, obtain and follow up on a referral, or simply to consider the matter
further. ICV is when clients freely make their own decision based on accurate and
c.rmplete information on a broad range of available modern Fp methods.

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Voluntarism

Decision-making on the choice of FP method is based upon the exercise of free choice
and not obtained by any special inducements or forms of coercion or misrepresentation.
3. FP Tareet

FP target is a quantitative estimate used for determining logistics and budget

requirements for planning purposes;

4.Incentives
An incentive is a form of payment in cash or material transferred or provided in order to
influence or coerce the acceptance of any family planning method by a client or in
recruiting clients to achieve set targets or quota by service providers.
V. GENERAL GUIDELINES

1.

The delivery of the family planning program services shall strictly adhere to the
principles of:

a)

b)

c)
d)

Respect for the sanctity of life. Family Planning is aimed at preventing

abortions thus saving the lives of women and children
Respect for human rights. Family Planning services are provided using only
medically and legally acceptable methods appropriate to the health
status/needs of the client and shall be provided regardless of gender, number
of children, religion, sexual orientation, moral background, occupation, socioeconomic status, cultural and political affiliation
The freedom of choice and voluntary decisions. The Family Planning progtlm
enable couples and individuals to make family planning decisions based on
informed choice through the provision of complete and accurate information.
Respect for the right of clients to determine their desired family size. The
Family Planning program respects the basic rights of couples and individuals
to freely and responsibly decide on the number and spacing of their children.

2. FP services shall adhere to quality standards and shall be part of an integrated

core of
reproductive
of
and
women
men
package
care
for
the
continuum
of
service
across
age, so that missed opportunities in serving the unmet needs of clients will be
reduced.

3. Informed choice and voluntarism

shall be promoted in all facilities rendering FP

services, public or private. Sustained regular quarterly monitoring coupled with
facilitative supervision and periodic evaluation of service delivery procedures shall be
established to ensure that clients are satisfied and able to make informed choices thus
an informed choice and voluntary compliance monitoring system shall be installed at
the central, regional and provincial, citylmunicipal levels of the health care delivery
system.

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VI. SPECIFIC GUIDELINES

1.

To ensure adherence to the principles of the Family Planning Program and ensure
delivery of quality services the following shall be implemented:

Clients will be provided with correct, evidence-based and comprehensible

information on the benefits of the chosen method, including contraindications,
and possible side effects. Clients will further be provided clear, unbiased
information on the advantages and disadvantages of the various family
planning methods and explain correct use of the chosen method.
b) Incentives and financial rewards, gratuities, and bribes shall not be provided
in exchange of or to influence client's decision for becoming a FP acceptor, or
for service provider to achieve atarget or quota.
c) Clients shall not be denied any right or benefit including the right of access to
participate in any program of general welfare or the right of access to health
care, as a consequence of client's decision not to accept family planning
a)

services.
d) Clients shall be assured of the availability, accessibility and affordability of a
broad range of FP methods to enable them to choose the suitable method they
like and to switch when they decide to do so.
e) Proper referral systems shall be ensured by creating links with the concerned
health facilities (both in the public and private clinics/ hospitals) and other
agencies to meet the range of clients' family planning needs.
Service providers shall not be subjected to targetlquota, or other numerical
targets of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or
acceptors of a particular method of family planning that may run contrary to
clients' decision. This provision shall not include FP program targets used as
quantitative estimates or indicators for planning and budgeting of logistics
requirements.
s) Service providers shall ensure that informed consent have been secured from
every voluntary sterilization (VS) potential acceptor prior to the performance
ofthe procedure.

2. To promote

informed choice and voluntary decision making, three types of

measures or approaches shall be adopted for implementation. These are:

A.

Measures to promote compliance to ICV

The first approach is creating awareness among potential FP clients, FP

public and private service providers including NGOs and local chief
executives to strengthen their knowledge, attitude and skills in ensuring
compliance to these policies and enable potential clients to have access to

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broad range of choice of FP services. The awareness raising activities for

particular targeted groups are as follows:

l.

Effective dissemination of information on ICV principles to

potential clients especially regarding their rights to choose from
and access a broad range ofFP services. Public and private service
providers including NGOs shall ensure that the counseling process
reflects the principle of informed choice and leads to family
planning decisions that clients make for themselves.

2.

Effective dissemination of information on ICV principles to public

and private FP service providers and NGOs including Barangay
Health Workers (BHWs) as referral agents through:

.
.

The conduct of orientation training on ICV principles and

policy requirements and Compliance Monitoring and Reporting
among frontline public and private service providers, NGOs
and BHWs on a regular basis;
The implementation of the revised Family Planning
Competency-Based Training (FPCBT) Level I and Level 2
which also contain a comprehensive discussion on ICV thereby
increasing the knowledge and improve the skills of frontline
service providers in providing quality FP services.
IJse of FP wall charts which explain all the FP methods. These
shall be posted on the most visible area of the facility for the
clients to read. Likewise, other IEC materials on the different
FP methods shall also be available for the clients to read or
take home.

3.

Advocacy to Local Chief Executives (LCEs), leader, organizations

of private sector providing FP services and NGOs on ICV
principles to prevent the provision of incentives among their
constituents/clients as this may influence informed choice and
voluntary decision making of potential FP clients. Likewise, LCEs
should support and ensure the availability of broad range of FP
methods by providing logistics and budgetary support to the
implementation of the FP program.

B. Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Measures

Monitoring Compliance shall also be implemented to ensure strict adherence
to the ICV requirements in the delivery of FP services. These shall include
the following:
1.

Periodic ICV compliance monitoring and report ing

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The Department of Health-National Center for Disease Prevention and

Control (DOH-NCDPC) shall install a functional ICV compliance
monitoring and reporting system at all levels: from the DOH-Center for
Health Development (DOH-CHD) to the ProvinciaVCity Health Office
(PHO/CHO) to ensure ICV compliance at the city/municipal level health
service delivery facilities.

ICV compliance monitoring shall be integrated into existing regular field

visits. ICV compliance monitoring may also be incorporated during
meetings and discussions with provincial, city and municipal health
personnel to identify and address potential issues and concerns.

Compliance monitoring results shall be consolidated and reported to

appropriate levels quarterly, while monitoring results indicating possible
non-compliance shall be immediately reported to the Regional ICV
Compliance Committee (Annex A. ICV Compliance Monitoring and
Reporting Flow) using the narative report form for non-compliance
(Annex D)

2. Use of

standard
Reporting Forms

ICV Compliance Monitoring

Questionnaires and

ICV compliance monitoring tool for service providers/service delivery

Bl

and 82, ICV Compliance Monitoring

Matrix (Part B) were developed to facilitate
the gathering of information pertaining to compliance with the National
Family Planning policies of the Department of Health. The service

sites and clients [Annex

Questionnaires] and Summary

provider and client questionnaires serve as rapid assessment tools.

The results of the service provider and client compliance monitoring shall
be reported jointly using the standard reporting forms [Annex C. ICV
Reporting Forms]. For instance, where the results from the two tools do
not match, cross-checking and validation shall be conducted. In facilities
where interviews of clients revealed possible non-compliance but
interviews of service providers of the same facility did not reveal any
possible non-compliance, there is a need to conduct a validation of the
report.

C. Implementing Corrective Measures

If,

during monitoring visits, any service provider or any relevant person

(program managers, policy-makers, or the local chief executives) is
identified as not compliant to the ICV policy requirement, the following
steps shall be undertaken:

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1. A report of the non-compliance shall be immediately submitted to the

Regional ICV Compliance Committee which upon receiving the report shall
immediately mobilize the Regional Validation Team to conduct in-depth
investigation.

2. In cases that non-compliance is confirmed, the Validation Team shall

propose immediate corrective actions (e.g., ensure that the non-compliant
practice ceases, formulation/issuance of appropriate local policies/guidelines
addressing the compliance problem and reporting requirements are complied
with ) and shall immediately prepare and submit the report on the in-depth
investigation together with the proposed corrective action to the CHD
Director/Regional ICV Compliance Committee who shall in tum
immediately submit the report with recommendations to the NCDPC
Director [V for information and possible recommendation of additional
corrective action.
3. In instances where corrective actions for ICV non-compliance require
national mandate (e.g., systems strengthening, training, policy changes), the
CHD Director through the Regional ICV Compliance Committee shall
submit an in-depth investigation report and recommendations to the DOH
National ICV Compliance Committee through the DOH-NCDPC Director
for immediate action.
4. Proper feedback on the findings of non-compliance with the appropriate
recommendations/corrective actions are relayed to, applied and
implemented by the health facility concemed. The DOH National ICV
Compliance Committee through the FP program manager may conduct
further investigation if necessary and/or shall ensure that the committee
recommendations for further corrective actions are relaved to the CHD
Director for implementation and monitoring.

VII. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT

l. At the National Level:

The DOH-NCDPC-Family Health Office (FHO) shall create a National
ICV Compliance Committee that shall be responsible for the overall
implementation of the FP ICV Compliance Monitoring and Reporting
Policy.
b. The DOH-National ICV Compliance Committee shall strictly monitor the
implementation and establishment of ICV compliance monitoring and
reporting at the regional, provinciaVcity levels and shall ensure the regions
that essential logistics requirements including the availability of
monitoring tools/ instruments are set in place to support the
implementation of the ICV compliance monitoring

The DOH National ICV Compliance Committee shall be chaired by the

DOH-NCPDC Director and shall be composed of representatives from the
1. DOH-NCDPC FamilyHealth Office
2. DOH-BHFS (Bureau of Health Facilities and Services)
3. DOH-BLHD (Bureau of Local Health Development)
d. DOH-NCDPC-FHO through the FP program manager shall ensure that
National ICV Compliance Committee recommended corrective measures
are relayed to and implemented by the concemed health facility found to
be non compliant to ICV policy standards
c.

2.

At the Regional Level:

IV

shall constitute a Regional ICV Compliance

Committee composed of the following:
i. Director IV or III as Chair

The CHD Director

ii.
iii.

Local Health Assistance Chief as member

Family Health Cluster Head as member
b. The CHD Director IV through Regional ICV Compliance Committee shall
be responsible for the strict implementation and adherence of FP service
providers and facilities to the FP informed choice and voluntary decision
making policy.
c. The Regional ICV Compliance Committee shall ensure that the CHD and
its provinces have installed a functional ICV compliance monitoring and
reporting system
d. The Regional ICV Compliance Committee through the regional FP
coordinator shall be responsible for the conduct of orientation training and
use of the monitoring tools and reporting forms for the DOHRepresentatives and the ProvinciallCtty FP coordinators and technical
staff.
e. The regional FP coordinator shall consolidate all field monitoring reports
and shall prepare and submit a semi-annual monitoring report to the
Regional ICV Compliance Committee, and the National FP program
manager (end of July and end of January of each year). Copies of the
semi-annual report shall be provided to the P/CHO.
The CHD Director IV shall create a Validation Team composed of the

Regional Family Planning Coordinator and the members of the

provincial/city monitoring team which reported the non-compliance. The
Validation Team shall review andlor conduct in-depth investigation on
reported non-compliance and recommend corrective actions.
The Regional FP coordinator through the ProvinciallCity Monitoring
Team shall regularly monitor and report the status of implementation of

the recommended corrective measures where appropriate.

h. The CHD Director shall ensure that LGUs have the essential logistics
requirements including the availability of monitoring tools/ instruments to
support the implementation of the ICV compliance monitoring

3.

At the LGU Level:

a.

The PHO/CHO through their respective FP coordinator shall be

responsible for the functional operation of the provincial/city ICV

compliance monitoring and reporting system and the strict adherence and
compliance to the Informed Choice and Voluntary decision making policy
b. The PHO/CHO shall ensure essential logistics requirements including the
availability of monitoring tools/ instruments are set in place to support the
implementation of the ICV compliance monitoring
c. The DOH-Representatives with the PHO/CHO FP coordinators/technical
staff shall orient all health service providers on compliance monitoring in
their respective areas of responsibility.
d. The PHO/CHO shall designate the Provincial/City Family Planning
coordinator as the chair of the Provincial/City ICV Monitoring Team with
the DOH-Provincial Team Leader and DOH-Representatives as members
The ProvinciallCity ICV Compliance Monitoring Team shall monitor ICV
compliance in all government and private health facilities providing FP
services within their respective territorial jurisdiction (City Health Office,
Main Health Centers, Rural Health Units, Barangay Health Stations, and
hospitals, private clinics, NGOs providing FP services). ICV compliance
monitoring shall be conducted as part of regular monitoring (quarterly)
visits or as a separate ICV monitoring visit.
The Provincial/City ICV Compliance Monitoring Team through the
Provincial/City FP Coordinator shall consolidate and submit the report to
the PHO/CHO and to the Regional ICV Compliance Committee.
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D' FP service delivery facilities' (CHOs, MHCs/RHUs, BHS, and hospitals)
head, or the public health nurse/rural health midwife shall ensure that ICV
components/elements are strictly implemented by ensuring that FP wall
charts are displayed, information are disseminated and pertinent materials
and counseling services are provided.
4. DOH Attached Agencies (POPCOM and PhilHealth)

Support and advocate compliance to FP informed choice and voluntary

decision making policy of the Department of Health
b. Support CHDs in monitoring and reporting ICV compliance within their
respective areas of responsibilities

5.

NGO/Private Sector
Support and advocate compliance to FP informed choice and voluntary
decision making policy of the Department of Health
b. Support ICV compliance monitoring and reporting within their respective
areas of responsibilities
a.

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VIII. REPEALING CLAUSE

Any provisions of existing policies or issuances found inconsistent with this Order shall
be deemed repealed.

IX. EFFECTIVITY
This Order shall take effect after fifteen days of publication in a newspaper of national
circulation.

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ANNEX B-I

ICV Compliance Monitoring tool for Service Providers/Service Delivery

Sites

Instructions to Interviewer:
The purpose of this Assessment Tool is to facilitate the gathering
of information related to compliance
with the Department of Health legislative and policy re[uirements to ensure quality
of care in famiiy
-serve
planning service delivery. This tool is intended to
as a rapid u.r"r.-rnt of compliance to the
National Family Planning Program policies by the service providers at service
delivery sites or
outlets at the regional, provincial, city, municipal or barangay levels. It is not
necessary to follow this
tool verbatim, but rather during the course of conversation, to obtain the information
requested below, it
may be necessary to ask additional questions and probe deeper to obtain details
about u girr"n issue. It is
the responsibility of the interviewer to continue the in-depth discussion to
the point .r..-rr.ury to gather
all the necessary information and provide a comprehensive report to the appropriate level of
DoH
office' If during the use of the tool there is a 'red flag' that indicates non-compliance, it is necess
ary to
report this immediately to the appropriate level of OOU office to initiate in-depth
investigation. The
results of this tool must be reported jointly with the results of the Assessment
Tool for Family planning
Clients. If the results obtained by the two tools do not match, further investigation will
be required.
When all pertinent questions in the interview have been asked and answered, all feedback
and comments
have been taken, BE SURE to address the service provider's questions,
issues or concerns. Do NoT
leave without addressing issues that you had picked up during the interview.

How to use this instrument:

The instrument is divided into 10 sections that examine different aspects of family planning
and
abortion-related issues and concerns. Each section has several questions which are
designed to elicit the
information necessary to determine whether there is cause for concern related to that particular
issue.
Each section contains a space to record answers to the specific questions and a ,pu". for
additional
comments based on the information provided.
This tool is intended to serve as a guide to the interviewer. For record keeping purposes, please
fill in
the tool immediately following the interview and submit the form to the ,p:p-i,rl"t" entitywithin
your
respective office.

ICV Form I
ICV Compliance Monitoring Questionnaire for Service Providers/Service Delivery

Sites

Date

Name of Interviewer
Position and Office
Name of Health Facility
Address of health facility
Namc of individual interviewed

Position/Title
Interviewees include: Doctors, nurses, midwives and barangay health workers.

Introduction:
.I
asa
and I work for
Myname is
am here to collect some information about family planning services in this region/provrncel ettyl
municipalityl barangay. I will ask you some questions about family planning services at this facility.
Thank you for youi assistance in helping us better understand the family planning services in this
facility.
Do you have any questions?
l

Notr

Yes E

- Rroad ranse of contracentive methods available at the health laci

Question

No.
1.1

What family plarrring (FP) methods are currently available and offered to clients in
this health facility?

tr Pills
n Injectables
I Intra-Uterine Device (IUD)
n Condoms
t.2

If methods are not available.

If yes, a) what methods

Comments

tr NFP (what method?

n Bilateral
E

Tubal Ligation (BTL)

Vasectomy
Other (sPecifY):

are clients referred elsewhere?

and b) where referred?

Yes

No!

Ia
2. Numerical
umerrcal T
No.

2.1

Do you have planned FP targets/goals?

2.2

If yes, for what

tr

tr
L.)

Answer
No
Yes

Question

purpose/s?

Planning
Logistics (forecasting, procurement and distribution)
Performance evaluation
Other, please specify:

Are you required to achieve any assigned specific numbers

any of the following?

of

If yes, please check all that apply:

total number of FP acceptors
number of acceptors of specific methods as follows:

for IUD
for injectables
for modern NFP (BBT, CM, ST, LAM, SDM)
for vasectomy
for pi1ls
for condoms
for tubal ligation
for others, specify pls:
2.4

What happens if you meet your targets?

What if you fail to meet your targets?

Comments
3. Incentives/Financial Rewards

Answer
No.

Question
Incentives/Financial rewards for Service Providers/Clients

3.1

Aside from your salary, do you get paid (money or in kind) for
FP services andlor referrals?

If
a^
J.L

yes, how much and explain for what?

Are financial rewards/incentives provided when you achieved

vour individuallv assisned predetermined FP numerical targets?

Yes

No

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facility offer anything to clients in exchange for

accepting family planning (e.g., food, money)?
Does the

If yes, how much and for what?

Comments

4. Denial of Benefits
No.

Question

4.7

If a client

4.2

If yes, what is withheld?

Yes

Answer
No

decides not to use family planning, are any benefits

or riehts withheld from the client or their family?

Comments

5. C

ensible Information

No.
5.1

Question
What information do you give to clients about the FP method he/she has chosen
(check)
_ Risks and benefits
_ Side effects
_ Advantages/Disadvantages
_ How to use the methods/procedures
Conditions that would render method inadvisable?

6. l'amilv Plann ine IEC Material S AvA ilable

Answer

No.

6,1

Question
Is there a wall chart

with all FP methods visible? (where is/are

posted and in what language)?

Are other family planning IEC materials available- flipcharts,

brochures. leaflets. etc)
Comments

6.2

Yes

No

7. Abortion

Have there been times when you were consulted for missed
or
delayed menstruation?

what do you do when such clients ask you to help them regain menstruation?
What do you do if pregnancy is confirmed?

Volun

Sterilization

VSS Information Giving

Do you provide counseling to clients who want vSS services
Does this health

facility have informed consent forms for vSS?

Are informed consent forms signed prior to any VSS

Compensation to Clients/providers services

If vss is provided

at this health facility, do vSS clients receive

any type of compensation?

If so,how much?
If VSS

is provided at this health facility, are referral agents or

on a per case basis related to VSS?

9. Document Review

for permission to review the service provider's service records/statistics (3moyths) and referral records (ex. Fp Form I, Fp clients' logbook,. target client
. logbook; others). (Jse the sifd"

Request

questions below to determine compliance with FP policies.

9.1 Are there any sharp increases that might indicate more emphasis on
increasing number of acceptors/users of any one particular method (note
or record any observations)?

9.2 Are there any kind of inconsistency in the data (ex. Anything that
looks unusual; supply vs. utilization reports)?

10. Coercion
No.

10.1

Question
Is there any evidence of coercion in the family planning

program?

If

yes, please describe and explain.

Answer
Yes

No

ANNEX B-2

ICV Compliance Monitoring Tool for FP Clients

Instructions to Interviewer:
The purpose of this Assessment Tool is to facilitate the gathering of information related to compliance
with the Department of Health legislative and policy requirements to ensure quality of care in family
planning service delivery. This tool is intended to serve as a rapid assessment of compliance to the
National Family Planning Program policies fromfamily planning clients. It is not necessary to follow
this tool verbatim, but rather during the course of conversation, to obtain the information requested
below, it may be necessary to ask additional questions and probe deeper to obtain details about a given
issue. It is the responsibility of the interviewer to continue the in-depth discussion to the point necessary
to gather all the necessary information and provide a comprehensive report to the appropriate level of
office of the DOH. If during the use of the tool there is a'red flag' that indicates non-compliance, it is
necessary to report tlris immediutely to the appropriate level of office of the DOH to initiate in-depth
investigation. The results of this tool must be reported jointly with the results of the Assessment Tool
for Service Providers. If the results obtained by the two tools do not match, further investigation will be
required.
When all pertinent questions in the interview have been asked and answered, all feedback and comments
have been taken, BE SURE to address the FP clients' issues or concerns. DO NOT leave without
addressing issues that you had picked up during the interview.

This tool is intended to serve as a guide to the interviewer. For record keeping pu{poses, please fill in
the tool immediately following the interview and submit the form to the appropriate entity within your
respective office.

ICV Form

ICV Compliance Monitoring Questionnaire for Family Planning Clients

Date

Name of Interviewer
Position and Office
Place of Interview/address

Client (circle one)

Male

Female

Introduction

Iam
My name is
asa
and I work for
you
I
will
ask
some
here to collect some information about the family planning services in this area.
questions about the family planning services you have received and your impressions about family
planning services in general. The results of our interview and data collection will be used to better
understand the current situation in this LGU and to identify areas that might be strengthened or
improved. I am not recording your name or any other information that could be linked to you. The
responses you give me are confidential and will be summarized with the responses of other clients from
different sites around the country. In addition to our discussions with clients, we will also be gathering
information from health facility staff.
Do you have any

questions?

Yes !

Do you agree to participate in this interview?

Client l'eedback on the

No

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1.1

What family planning method are you

currentlv using?

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Where do you get family planning

supplies andl or services?
If no, explain?

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Ouestion

No.

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How did you decide/choose the FP method that you are using now?

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Who decided/chose the family planning method that you are using now?

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tr C. My in-laws/parents
tr D. Others: (pls. specify)
3. Knowledge of complete and accurate information on FP method

No.

3.1

Question

Yes

Answer
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Yes

Answer
No

Yes

Answer
No

Did the service provider share with you the information about the
method you selected.

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advantages/disadvantages
possible side effects
how to use the method/procedures
conditions that made method inadvisable

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3.2

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you experienced side effects?

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make a decision about your family planning needs?

4. Coercion/Denial of Benefits
No.

4.r

Question

Did you feel any pressure from anyone to use family planning, or
to use a particular method?

5. Incentives/Financial Rewards
No.

5.1

Question

Did someone give you anything, in exchange for using family

planning or using a particular method (i.e. food, money, gift,
access to a oarticular orosram)?

If yes, what or how much?

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Voluntary Sterilization (for BTL/NSV Clients only)

No.

Question

6.1

Before you had the procedure, did you sign a form saying you
understand what bilateral tubal ligation (BTl)/vasectomy is
about?

6.2

Did you receive anything (money, food, gift, etc.) for having
BTl/vasectomv done?

If yes, what or how much?

Yes

Answer
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Annex D
Narrative Report of Non-compliance with Fp policies
Date of monitoring:

Name of Unit (RHU/IlospitaVprivate clinic, etc)

Location/Exact Address of Unit:

Reported by:
Witnessed by:
Complete Name/s of Service Providers or Source of Info:

Nature of the incident/possible non-compliance:

Specific FP Policy possibly not complied with:

Evidence/result or outcome of the possible non-compliance committed, if any:

Action taken by reporter/eyewitness:

Printed name and signature of eyewitness or reporter:

Printed name and signature of the FP Compliance Focal person:

Noted by (Signature of) the Reporter's immediate superior:

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