Family Planning
Conditions
Keywords
Person-Centered Care
Brief summary
To evaluate the impact of a training to ASHAs on person-centered care (PCC) for family planning (FP).
Detailed description
ASHAs will be provided with a training on family planning (FP) counseling and method options. Half of the group will receive additional trainings on person-centered care (PCC) principles and respectful care while the other half of the group will not receive this additional training. Women working with both the control ASHAs (FP trained) and Interventions ASHAs (FP+PCC trained) will be surveyed following their interactions with the ASHA to understand the quality of their experience with the ASHA and whether the woman has taken up a FP method of her choice following interaction with the ASHA.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTraining of AHSAs on PCC for FP
ASHAs provided with training on FP methods and counseling plus PCC for FP
BEHAVIORALEnhanced FP training
Participation in an enhanced FP training including PCC
Sponsors
Population Services International
University of California, San Francisco
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 49 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Women aged 18-49 * Consented/agreed to participate * Has met with a control or intervention ASHA at least once in the previous three months
Exclusion criteria
* Not a women aged 18-49 * Did not consent/agree to participate * Has not met with a control or intervention ASHA at least once in the previous three months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Person-centered Family Planning Scale Score | 3-months after first FP counseling with ASHA | Survey conducted with women: self-report of experiences of care. Possible range 0-43; higher the score the better the experience of care |
| Experience of providing FP counseling | at least 3-months after FP training | In-depth interviews with ASHAs from intervention and control arms to understand experience providing FP counseling |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Uptake of Family Planning | 3-months after first FP counseling with ASHA | Self-report of uptake of a FP method; Yes/No/I Don't remember |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed