Male Involvement in Antenatal Care and the Prevention Programme of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV in Uganda

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: HIV Infection
• Interventions: Behavioral: Invitation letter for male spouse; Behavioral: Information letter

• Registration Number: NCT01144234
• Lead Sponsor: Centre For International Health

Brief Summary

HIV /AIDS is a major public health problem in Uganda. The prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/ AIDS (PMTCT) was launched in Uganda in November 2001 and in Mbale Hospital in May 2002. Currently, PMTCT services have been integrated into mainstream antenatal care services throughout the country.

Though engaging men as partners is a critical component in the PMTCT programme, their involvement has been low. Measures to increase male partner involvement in the PMTCT programmes have not been explored in Uganda.

Objectives: To determine the effect of a written invitation letter to the spouses of women, attending their first antenatal visit on: (a) couple attendance at subsequent antenatal clinic visits; and (b) couple acceptance of HIV testing.

Study site: The study will be carried out at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital in eastern Uganda

Study design: A randomised clinical trial among 1060 (530 intervention and 530 control) new antenatal attendees. The intervention will be a written invitation letter to their spouses.

Outcome measures: The main outcome measure is the proportion of pregnant women who come with their partners for ANC at the subsequent antenatal visit.

Utility: The results of this study will be utilised in re-orienting the ANC services to encourage male participation and hopefully improve the uptake of the PMTCT services at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-06
• Study First Submitted: 2010-06-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-06-14
• Study First Posted: 2010-06-15
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2010-12
• Status Verified: 2013-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-01-12
• Last Update Posted: 2013-01-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1060

Inclusion Criteria

• New antenatal mothers (attendees) at Mbale regional referral hospital
• Acceptance to attend at least two subsequent antenatal visits at Mbale hospital

Exclusion Criteria

• Women attending with their spouses at the first ANC visit
• Refusal to take the letter to her spouse
• Women with inaccessible spouses

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Invitation letter to male spouse	Invitation letter for male spouse	In this arm the pregnant women got an invitation letter for the spouse to attend at the next antenatal visit
Information letter	Information letter	In this arm the pregnant women got an information letter about antenatal care.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
proportion of pregnant women who come with their partners	follow-up visit 4 weeks later	The proportion of pregnant women who come with their partners for antenatal care at the subsequent antenatal visit.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mbale Regional Referral Hospital; 🇺🇬 Mbale, Eastern, Uganda