Strengthen the PHE Peer Educator system

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2.1 Strengthen the PHE Peer Educator system

To date, 808 adult PEs 89 percent of all trained are active and reporting their IPCs on a monthly basis See Annex 3 for APE Overview. In addition, all of the trained 110 YPEs remained active during this quarter. The number of active APEs increased in Batangas and Leyte by 26 percent and 24 respectively since last quarter – the number and percent of active APEs remained the same in the other provinces. This can be attributed to the willingness of the volunteers to attend the SSMM meetings and their active involvement in the community IEC campaigns and coastal clean-up programs during the Month of the Ocean May and the World Environment Day June, where drop outs decreased and active PEs increased with a renewed commitment. Reports showed that the adult and youth PEs and RHU staff conducted a total of 21,342 4,893 males and 16,449 females IPCs and provided PHE information on FPRH and conservation. Of the individuals reached 14,654 3,828 males and 10,826 females IPCs were conducted by APEs, 711 242 males and 469 females by YPEs and 5,977 823 males and 5,154 females by RHU staff – approximately the same number of IPCs as the previous quarter. Of those reached, 7,257 were new contacts 2,034 adult males; 4,929 adult females; 88 male youth; 206 female youth, and 8,108 individuals were repeat contacts 1,794 adult males; 5,897 adult females; 154 male youth; 263 female youth. These individuals were either referred by the PEs and CBDs, reached through the community IEC campaigns, or went to the RHU on their own for other FPRH and health services. Mobile Phone Tracking and Referral System The PHE Text Patrol intervention continued in the five pilot sites and was scaled up in additional eight barangays in Baco, Oriental Mindoro and replicated in six remote barangays in Inabanga, Bohol. The 14 new sites were selected based on the same criteria as the original pilot barangays. As mentioned in the previous Quarterly Progress Report, the Project also added a new feature of the PHE Text Patrol Team—using the PHE Text Patrol to report illegal fishing practices. This meant including the Seaborne patrolPhilippine national Police as team members in the PHE Text Patrol system. A final assessment of the five initial pilot barangays 83 as well as the eight expansion84 sites in Baco, Oriental Mindoro and the six replication85 sites in Inabanga, Bohol was conducted during this reporting period. Data gathered from the six86 month-long PHE Text Patrol intervention in the five initial pilot sites showed improved efficiency and effectiveness of the referral systems in some of the pilot barangays. Over the total six-month implementation period, the number of IPCs increased from 67 to 308 – over 300 percent since the beginning of the PHE Text Patrol intervention. The number of referrals to the RHU andor CBDs increased from 19 to 109 - over 400 percent increase. Likewise, the number of new acceptors increased from 12 to 88, representing over 600 percent increase in the number of women and men adopting family 83 Barangays San Andres, Putican Cabulo, Water, Pulantubig and Malapad 84 Barangays Mayabig, Baras, Sat. Rosa 2, Dulangan 1, Pambisan, Mangangan, Tabon-Tabon and Bayanan 85 Tungod, Cuaming, Hambungan, Lawis, Cagawasan and Sto. Rosario 86 January-June 2013 119 planning. Finally, the women obtaining their pills from CBDs increased 52 to 145 – more than doubling the number of CBD clients. After three months of implementation in the eight new expansion sites in Baco municipality and six replication sites in Inabanga, results were also positive. For the Baco expansion sites, the majority of the eight expansion sites showed an increase in all the baseline variables gathered: number of IPCs provided to community members and the number of referrals. One of the most significant results noted was the 24 increase in new FP acceptors from 27 to 51 from among those clients who were referred by PEs to the RHU for screening, further counseling and other services during the implementation of the PHE Text Patrol. The trend is also true in the six replication sites in Inabanga, Bohol – there was an increase of 9 percent in new acceptors from among those referred by PEs to the RHU for screening from 42 to 51. Based on the cumulative results, in both expansion and replication sites, there was an 11 percent increase in new acceptors from those who were referred by PEs after IPCs from 40 to 51 during the PHE Text Patrol. These cumulative results showed that the initial service by the PE - IPC and follow up for the client to the health center for screening, etc. is a key communication step addressed through texting. By adding this simple texting to the PHE CBD system, it helped clients to overcome the barriers to seek further FPRHPHE information and counseling services from PEs, RHU and CBDs. BALANCED will submit a full report on the PHE Text Patrol intervention along with the Final BALANCED-Philippines report. Results from Activity 2.1 • 21,342 individuals 4,893 males and 16,449 females counseled on FPRH and PHE new and repeat Indicator 1.3

2.2. Develop and implement PHE BCC strategy