An Intervention Delivered by App Instant Messaging to Increase the Acceptability of Effective Contraception Among Young People in Tajikistan
- Conditions
- Contraception
- Registration Number
- NCT02905513
- Lead Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 580
- Aged 16-24
- Own a personal Android mobile phone
- Live in Tajikistan
- Cannot read Tajik or Russian
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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 Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Use of effective contraception 4 months The proportion reporting current use of effective contraception (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant)
Induced abortion 4 months The proportion reporting having (or partner having) an abortion during the study
Acceptability of individual effective contraceptive methods 4 months The proportion reporting that individual methods of effective contraception are acceptable (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
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Tajik Family Planning Alliance
🇹🇯Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Tajik Family Planning Alliance🇹🇯Dushanbe, Tajikistan