Contraceptive Usage
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to test whether offering incentives to encourage women to attend one-on-one family planning education sessions and offering free, onsite prescription contraceptive methods increases use and continuation of prescription contraception among postpartum women in Uganda. This intervention is modified from one that has been effective outside of Uganda.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALContraceptive management program
The contraceptive management program will consist of two components: (1) the World Health Organization's contraception protocol and (2) incentivized visits.
Sponsors
African Community Center for Social Sustainability
University of Vermont
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18-45 years of age * Not planning on getting pregnant in the next 4 months * Less than 3 months postpartum * No history of tubal ligation or hysterectomy * No recent prescription contraceptive use (no pill, intrauterine device or implant use in the past 7 days or injection use in the past 3 months) * Medically eligible to use prescription contraceptives * Bringing baby to immunization clinic for the first time
Exclusion criteria
* Failure to meet the aforementioned inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Period prevalence use of a prescription contraceptive | 6 months after delivery | Period prevalence use of a prescription contraceptive |
Countries
Uganda
Contacts
Primary ContactSarah Heil, PhD
Outcome results
None listed