Number or percent of facilities that offer vasectomy services

Number or percent of facilities that offer vasectomy services

Number or percent of facilities that offer vasectomy services

Among the health facilities in a given area that provide family planning (FP) services, the number or percentage currently offering vasectomy services on-site during a specified time frame (e.g., one year or at the time of data collection).

As a percent, this indicator is calculated as follows:

(Number of facilities currently offering vasectomy services on-site / Total number of surveyed facilities providing FP services) x 100

Data Requirement(s):

Facility survey/responses to a facility survey question asking whether a facility offers vasectomy services. Vasectomies can be part of the facility’s routinely offered services, or they can be provided periodically on-site by a visiting provider, in which case the service must have been offered during the specified time frame.

The question or questionnaire should specify that the service must be provided on-site, rather than as client referrals.

Data can be disaggregated by geographic location, type of facility, type of vasectomy (conventional or no-scalpel), or type of service (i.e., routinely offered at a facility or periodically).

Facility survey or a service provision assessment (SPA)

This indicator determines the extent to which facilities that offer FP are providing a permanent FP method to male clients. It is also a long-term indication of whether a national FP policy that includes permanent methods is being implemented.

This indicator does not assess quality of vasectomy services.  To measure quality, it is recommended to use this with a complimentary indicator, “Percent of facilities offering vasectomy services that meet the minimum standards with regard to essential supplies and equipment.”

access, family planning, long-acting/permanent methods (LAPM), male engagement