Investigating the Effect of a Prenatal Family Planning Counseling Intervention Led by Community Health Workers on Postpartum Contraceptive Use Among Women in the West Bank

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Focus: Contraceptive Counseling; Focus: Postpartum Contraception

• Registration Number: NCT01854671
• Lead Sponsor: Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to measure the difference in proportion of postpartum women using contraception after a Community Health Worker (CHW) family planning educational intervention compared to women who receive standard care in the West Bank district of Ramallah and Al-Bireh.

Primary hypothesis: Postpartum contraceptive use will increase in women who receive a dedicated family planning counseling intervention delivered by CHWs during antenatal care compared to women receiving usual care.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-05-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-05-13
• Study First Posted: 2013-05-15
• Study Start: 2013-08
• Primary Completion: 2014-12
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Status Verified: 2015-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-08-14
• Last Update Posted: 2015-08-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 176

Inclusion Criteria

• Women attending the MoH Ramallah or Al-Bireh clinic for antenatal care and 34-38 weeks pregnant at enrollment
• Planning delivery at an MoH hospital
• Able and willing to be contacted by phone or home visit

Exclusion Criteria

• Women less than 34 weeks pregnant or non-pregnant
• Planning delivery at a private or NGO hospital
• Unwilling to be contacted for follow-up after enrollment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported contraceptive use	6 months post-partum

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Non-desire to use contraception	6 months postpartum
Intent to use contraception in the future	6 months postpartum

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Palestinian Ministry of Health Maternal Child Health Clinics (Ramallah and Al-Bireh); 🇵🇸 Ramallah and Al-Bireh, West Bank, Palestinian Territories, Occupied

Palestinian Ministry of Health Maternal Child Health Clinics (Ramallah and Al-Bireh)

🇵🇸Ramallah and Al-Bireh, West Bank, Palestinian Territories, Occupied