Contraceptive Usage
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is aimed to enhance postpartum family planning by integrating family planning information with infant immunization services, which is the most widely utilized health services globally.
Detailed description
In this study, a before-and-after type of quasi-experimental study will be conducted in purposely selected health centers Sidama region, Ethiopia. base line assessment of postpartum contraceptive utilization rate will be done which will be followed by an intervention. The intervention consists of screening, counseling for family planning and referring mothers coming for infant immunization services to family planning units. All mothers coming for infant immunization service will be screened for and counseled for family planning and those who will be voluntary to take any method will be referred to family planning unit. All mothers who will not be voluntary will be re-counseled by the next visit. Finally, the effect of this intervention on postpartum contraceptive utilization rate will be reassessed. The expected outcome will be to see an improved contraceptive uptake during the first year after delivery.
Interventions
OTHERcounseling
Mothers presented to infant immunization units are going to be counseled for family planning services and if decide to take any method, they will be linked to family planning services
Sponsors
Hawassa University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* all women visiting health facilities for infant immunization for at least two times will be included.
Exclusion criteria
* Women who are in difficulty of communicating during the study period will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| After the initiation of the intervention, improved Contraceptive prevalence rate will be expected as an outcome | the outcome is measured two months after the initiation of the intervention | After counseling of the postpartum mothers for family planning, their informed decision making capacity to use contraceptives will be increased. |
Countries
Ethiopia
Outcome results
None listed