Pilot study to explore behavioral solutions to reduce the discontinuation of injectable contraceptive use in Ethiopia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Contraceptive use; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17390653
• Lead Sponsor: JSI Research & Taining Institute, Inc.

Brief Summary

2019 non-peer-reviewed results in https://doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.12987.1 (added 12/11/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2016-12-01
• Study Start: 2019-04-12
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 743

Inclusion Criteria

1. Women of reproductive age who visited the study area health posts during the intervention period and fulfilled any of the following three criteria
1.1 Initiating use of injectable contraceptives
1.2 Returning to the use of injectable contraceptives after at least a six-month lapse
1.3 Switching to injectable contraceptives from another family planning method

Exclusion Criteria

1. Not a family planning client
2. Using other methods of contraceptives
3. Other method users not planning to switch to injectable contraceptives
4. Already an injectable contraceptive client before the study period

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified