Unintended Pregnancy among Teenagers
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: unmarried healthy men and women, aged 15-19 years, residing in Iganga district in Uganda, who are users of the mobile money shops. For 18-19 year olds, those with their consent, a
s consent in addition to their own. The selected 30 mobile money shops will provide SRHR information, contraceptives, and referrals to appropriate health facilities for teen customers. The interventi
s service delivery and the reactions of the youth and community members.
Control group: unmarried healthy men and women, aged 15-19 years, living in Bugiri district in Uganda, who are users of the m
Sponsors
Nagasaki University
Busoga Health Forum
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Unmarried boys and girls aged 15-19 years old, living in Iganga and Bugiri districts in Uganda, who are healthy users of mobile money shops; for 18-19 years old, with their consent, and for 15-17 years, with the consent of their parents/guardian in addition to themselves.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Teens who have a plan to move outside the districts within 6 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage increase in modern contraceptive use among sexually active unmarried teens who do not want to become pregnant after a 4-month intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1) Improvement in knowledge of SRHR among teenagers, (2) Improvement in awareness of SRHR among teenagers, and (3) Degree of implementation capacity of mobile money shops. | — |
Countries
Africa
Contacts
Public ContactMakiko Komasawa
Nagasaki University School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health (TMGH)
Outcome results
None listed