Interactive Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Early Postpartum Modern Contraceptive Method Uptake

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Other Cardiovascular Diseases of Mother, Postpartum
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mobile health intervention(mHealth)

• Registration Number: NCT05666037
• Lead Sponsor: Wollo University

Brief Summary

The main aim of this study is to determine effectiveness of mobile health intervention to improve early postpartum modern contraceptive service uptake among postpartum women in Dessie and Kombolcha town zones, North east Ethiopia. This study will be conducted in Dessie and Kombolcha zones in Amhara region, North east Ethiopia. The largest sample size will be taken and total sample size will be 784.

Detailed Description

The main aim of this study is to determine effectiveness of mobile health intervention to improve early postpartum modern contraceptive service uptake among postpartum women in Dessie and Kombolcha town zones, North east Ethiopia. This study will be conducted in Dessie and Kombolcha zones in Amhara region, North east Ethiopia. The largest sample size will be taken and total sample size will be 784.

Cluster randomized control trial behavioral intervention sampling technique will be deployed. First participants will be grouped in to two arms based on randomization of clusters. The intervention arm will take the new mobile health intervention with existed health care practice and the control arm will take the existed current health care practice. Intervention mobile health messages will be developed from family planning behavior change framework and national guidelines. Data will be collected by using pre-tested interviewer administered structured questionnaires. Data will be collected in four different phases. Open data kit (ODK) will be used for data collection. Duration of intervention will be 4 months. Descriptive analyses will be made by computing proportions and summary statistics. Statistical package to social science (SPSS.26) and STATA.15 soft wares will be used to do analysis. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) or path analysis will be done to identify the fitted components to determine latent variables.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-12
• Study Start: 2022-12-05
• Study First Submitted: 2022-12-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-12-23
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-27
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-15
• Study Completion: 2023-06-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 784

Inclusion Criteria

All mothers who will be 24-28 week of gestation and have access to mobile phone in the study area will be recruited to this study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women, who will be assumed to have serious medical problems, will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	Mobile health intervention(mHealth)	The intervention group will receive mobile health intervention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Early postpartum family planning is outlined as women who have will be used any kind of modern birth control technique at intervals the primary six weeks when she gave birth.	Two weeks after intervention completed the outcome will be measured.	If the respondent answers yes it will be coded "1" and if not coded as "0"

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dessie and Kombolcha; 🇪🇹 Dessie, South Wollo, Ethiopia