Evaluation of integration models for HIV and family planning services

Completed

Conditions: HIV/AIDS, STI, family planning and cervical cancer screening services
Urological and Genital Diseases

Registration Number: ISRCTN84228514

Lead Sponsor: Population Services International

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 3963

Inclusion Criteria

1. Presenting at one of the service entry points during the study enrollment period
2. 18 years or older
3. Sexually active, defined as having sex within the past 12 months
4. Plan to reside within the study catchment area for the next 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
2. Unable or unwilling to provide contact information
3. Determined not to be eligible based on the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Access to services within 14 days via a client tracking database; client registers at study sites when appearing for add-on service<br>2. Self-reported uptake of add-on services at six weeks and six months via a structured behavioural interview, such as in the last six weeks, which of the following services have you accessed at any health facilities..”<br>3. Costing and client utilization data were gleaned from partner and facility internal records, while client data were collected using identical baseline, six week and six month interview surveys used at control and experimental sites

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Information regarding the structural and individual barriers to service uptake were obtained through in-depth qualitative interviews with a randomly selected sub-set of participants<br>2. Client satisfaction with services utilized were obtained at six weeks and six month structured behavioural interview<br>3. Institutional barriers were obtained through in-depth qualitative interviews conducted at the end of recruitment with clinical providers (nurses, counsellors) who participated in the study