EPI, a Missed Opportunity for Postpartum Family Planning Utilization

NCT04767139 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: g6t4n7gi
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,474
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The global unmet need for postpartum family planning remains high, while immunization services are among the most widely utilized health services. Most women in the extended postpartum period want to delay or avoid future pregnancies but many are not using a modern contraceptive method. Establishing systematic screening, counseling, and referral systems from different contact points particularly from infant immunization units may improve family planning access and uptake in the extended postpartum period. Hence, this study is aimed to assess the effect of counseling for family planning at immunization units on postpartum contraceptive uptake during the extended postpartum period.

Conditions

Contraception

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• improved contraceptive uptake

  the contraceptive utilization rate will be increased after the initiation of the intervention

  March 3, 2021

Study Arms (2)

pre-intervention group

mothers included for the pre-intervention assessment of contraceptive prevalence rate in the selected health centers

post intervention group

mothers included for the post-intervention assessment of contraceptive prevalence rate in the selected health centers

Behavioral: counseling for family planning

Interventions

counseling for family planning BEHAVIORAL

all mothers presented to infant immunization units of the selected health centers will be counseled for family planning service and referred to the family planning unit if they decided to use.

post intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 49 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All women in the extended postpartum period visiting the selected health centers for infant immunization service are the study populations.

You may qualify if:

• all women visiting the selected health facilities at least two times during the pre-intervention period will be included

You may not qualify if:

• No exclussion critera

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hawassa University: lead
• EngenderHealth: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Sidama regional health bureau

Awasa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Muluneh AA, Gedefaw A, Kelaye T, Sisay F, Worku M, Astatkie A, Shiferaw S. Addressing a missed opportunity for contraceptive use during the extended postpartum period by integrating it with infant immunization services in Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A quasi-experimental study. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Jun 25;4(6):e0003236. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003236. eCollection 2024.

  PMID: 38917099 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Counseling; Family Planning Services

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Reproductive Health Services

Study Officials

• Abebaw Abeje Muluneh, MSc

  Hawassa University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Abel Gedefaw, MD, MPh

  Hawassa University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Mr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 19, 2021
• First Posted: February 23, 2021
• Study Start: February 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: February 25, 2022
• Study Completion: October 28, 2022
• Last Updated: March 3, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-03

Locations

ET (1)