Integrating Family Planning Into Postabortion Care
- Conditions
- Postabortion Care
- Registration Number
- NCT01020552
- Lead Sponsor
- FHI 360
- Brief Summary
A descriptive post-intervention study designed to provide data to decision-makers at the Kenyan Ministry of Health, the Extending Service Delivery Project (ESD), and Pathfinder International about whether and how to scale-up the ESD Project's postabortion care (PAC) services package. Approximately three months of data will be collected following the introduction of postabortion care job aids in eight public sector health facilities in Central Province and Nairobi, Kenya. Postabortion clients and providers will be interviewed; facilities providing PAC services will be inventoried using facility checklists.
- Detailed Description
A descriptive post-intervention study designed to provide data to decision-makers at the Kenyan Ministry of Health, the Extending Service Delivery Project (ESD), and Pathfinder International about whether and how to scale-up the ESD Project's postabortion care (PAC) services package. Approximately three months of data will be collected following the introduction of postabortion care job aids in eight public sector health facilities in Central Province and Nairobi, Kenya. Postabortion clients and providers will be interviewed; facilities providing PAC services will be inventoried using facility checklists.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 300
- For Facilities: APHIA II facilities supported by the ESD project in Central Province and Nairobi, Kenya where: (1) PAC services are provided, (2) at least one provider has received PAC and Youth-friendly PAC training, (3) Community mobilization has been initiated, (4) PAC equipment and supplies have been procured, (5) PAC job aids have been distributed.
- For Clients: Women aged 15 years or older who have received PAC services at a study facility and who have a telephone on which they can be contacted
- For Providers: Any person who offers PAC services at a study facility
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding PAC job aids (clients and providers) Anticipated end of data collection 12/31/09
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Client-report of provider counseling, by client age Anticipated end of analysis/report writing 4/28/10
Trial Locations
- Locations (8)
Karatina District Hospital
🇰🇪Karatina, Central, Kenya
Kerugoya District Hospital
🇰🇪Kerugoya, Central, Kenya
Gatundu District Hospital
🇰🇪Gatundu, Central, Kenya
Thika District Hospital
🇰🇪Thika, Central, Kenya
Mbagathi District Hospital
🇰🇪Nairobi, West, Kenya
Muranga District Hospital
🇰🇪Muranga, Central, Kenya
Tigoni District Hospital
🇰🇪Tigoni, Central, Kenya
Muthethania Maternity
🇰🇪Nairobi, Nairobi-West, Kenya