Contraception
Conditions
Keywords
Reproductive health
Brief summary
This randomised controlled trial will establish the effect a contraceptive intervention delivered by mobile phone app instant messaging on the acceptability of effective contraception in Tajikistan. Woman and men aged 16-24 will be randomised to have access to the Tajik Family Planning Alliance's sexual and reproductive health app (control) or the app plus 0-3 instant messages a day for 4 months (intervention). Participants will complete a questionnaire at baseline and 4 months.
Interventions
OTHERMobile phone app
BEHAVIORALContraceptive app instant messages
Sponsors
International Planned Parenthood Federation
Tajik Family Planning Alliance
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to 24 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 16-24 * Own a personal Android mobile phone * Live in Tajikistan
Exclusion criteria
* Cannot read Tajik or Russian
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptability of at least one method of effective contraception | 4 months | The proportion reporting that at least one method of effective contraception is acceptable (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptability of individual effective contraceptive methods | 4 months | The proportion reporting that individual methods of effective contraception are acceptable (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant) |
| Use of effective contraception | 4 months | The proportion reporting current use of effective contraception (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant) |
| Discontinuation of effective contraception | 4 months | The proportion reporting use (or partner's use) of effective contraception at any time during the 4 months (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch) |
| Service uptake | 4 months | The proportion reporting attending a sexual health service during the 4 months |
| Unintended pregnancy | 4 months | The proportion reporting that they became pregnant (or partner became pregnant) and did not want to become pregnant during the study |
| Induced abortion | 4 months | The proportion reporting having (or partner having) an abortion during the study |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Personal agency in using (women only) and communicating with partners about contraception | 4 months | Responses to the personal agency scales |
| Intention to use effective contraception (women only) | 4 months | Score on the intention measure |
| Intervention 'dose' received | 4 months | If participants read all, some, most or none of the messages and if they stopped the messages |
| Perceived norms in relation to using and communicating with partners about contraception | 4 months | Responses to the perceived norms scales |
| Knowledge of effective contraception | 4 months | Score on the knowledge measure |
Countries
Tajikistan
Outcome results
None listed