Enhancing Uptake of Family Planning Services by HIV-Infected Women Attending the PMTCT Program
- Conditions
- Contraception
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Group Education
- Registration Number
- NCT03019601
- Lead Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
- Brief Summary
A specific organized program utilizing peers in the PMTCT clinic who provide family planning information and support to HIV infected mothers was compared to providing standard family planning messages currently used in the clinic.
- Detailed Description
A planned group education structural intervention utilizing peers in the PMTCT clinic who provide family planning information and support to HIV infected mothers was compared to the standard of care which consisted of providing standard family planning messages to women attending the PMTCT Clinic. The study had two phases.
The Formative Phase consisted of six focus group discussions and six in depth interviews.
In the Implementation Phase, patient attendance and family planning uptake summaries for during implementation were monitored and summarized daily. Weekly average summaries were considered as time points.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 3300
- This being a program based intervention, all HIV positive mothers who utilize the PMTCT and post natal clinic during the study period will be enrolled.
- none
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Group education Group Education Non pregnant HIV+ mothers were exposed to a structured educational intervention on family planning facilitated by Peer Champions.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method proportion of mothers who took up Family Planning weekly for one year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method