Enhancing Postpartum Family Planning Utilization Through Integration With Expanded Program for Immunization in Sidama, South Ethiopia: A Quasi Experimental Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 1,474
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- After the initiation of the intervention, improved Contraceptive prevalence rate will be expected as an outcome
研究概览
简要总结
This study is aimed to enhance postpartum family planning by integrating family planning information with infant immunization services, which is the most widely utilized health services globally.
详细描述
In this study, a before-and-after type of quasi-experimental study will be conducted in purposely selected health centers Sidama region, Ethiopia. base line assessment of postpartum contraceptive utilization rate will be done which will be followed by an intervention. The intervention consists of screening, counseling for family planning and referring mothers coming for infant immunization services to family planning units. All mothers coming for infant immunization service will be screened for and counseled for family planning and those who will be voluntary to take any method will be referred to family planning unit. All mothers who will not be voluntary will be re-counseled by the next visit.
Finally, the effect of this intervention on postpartum contraceptive utilization rate will be reassessed. The expected outcome will be to see an improved contraceptive uptake during the first year after delivery.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Sequential
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Care Provider)
入排标准
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •all women visiting health facilities for infant immunization for at least two times will be included.
排除标准
- •Women who are in difficulty of communicating during the study period will be excluded.
结局指标
主要结局
After the initiation of the intervention, improved Contraceptive prevalence rate will be expected as an outcome
时间窗: the outcome is measured two months after the initiation of the intervention
After counseling of the postpartum mothers for family planning, their informed decision making capacity to use contraceptives will be increased.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Abebaw Abeje Muluneh
Mr.
Hawassa University