Early Resumption of Sexual Intercourse in the Puerperium Among Mothers in Uganda: Burden and the Effect of Health Education on Puerperal Abstinence

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202105826145332

Enrollment

356

Registered

2021-05-20

Start date

2021-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Early Resumption of Sexual Intercourse in the Puerperium among new mothers

Interventions

Education

Standard post partum care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: = 32 weeks married/ cohabiting, monogamous relationships 18 years and above the couple must have phones should give consent should live with the spouse during puerperium.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Evidence of Gender-Based Violence mentally sick member of the couple morbidity relating to the pregnancy such as Diabetes, Eclampsia Male partner refuses participation Persons at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measure is reduction the early resumption of puerperal sexual intercourse measured as binary outcome.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary outcome is time to resumption of sex expressed as survival analysis.	—

Countries

Uganda

Contacts

Public ContactMicheal Kawooya

Chairperson REC

kawooyagm@yahoo.co.uk25677250589

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026