Perceived Quality of Family Planning Counselling

NCT05904405 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: quality of family planning
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 423
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of this cross sectional study is to test Perceived quality of family planning counseling and its determinants among females in reproductive age in El-Dakhla District, New Valley government ,Egypt. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:

1. 1.During the contraception consultation, I was able to give my opinion about what I needed.
2. 2.I received complete information about my options for contraceptive methods.
3. 3.The provider knew how to explain contraception clearly.
4. 4.I had the opportunity to participate in the selection of a method.
5. 5.I received information about how to protect myself from sexually transmitted infections.
6. 6.I received information about what to do if a method fails (e.g., broken condom, forget a pill, feel an IUD is poorly placed).
7. 7.I could understand how my body might react to using contraception.
8. 8.I could understand how to use the method(s) we talked about during the consultation.
9. 9.I received information about what to do if I wanted to stop using a method.
10. 10.The provider explained to me what to do if I had a reaction to a method (e.g., allergies, nausea, pains, menstrual changes).
11. 11.I felt the information I shared with the provider was going to stay between us.
12. 12.The provider gave me the time I needed to consider the contraceptive options we discussed.
13. 13.The provider was friendly during the contraception consultation.
14. 14.I felt the health care provider had sufficient knowledge about contraceptive methods.
15. 15.The provider showed interest in my health while we talked about contraception.
16. 16.The provider was interested in my opinions.
17. 17.I felt listened to by the provider
18. 18.The provider pressured me to use the method they wanted me to use.
19. 19.I felt the provider treated me poorly because they tend to judge people.
20. 20.I felt scolded because of my age.
21. 21.The provider made me feel uncomfortable because of my sex life (e.g., when I started having sex, my sexual preferences, the number of partners I have, the number of children I have).
22. 22.The provider looked at me or touched me in a way that made me feel uncomfortable.

Conditions

Contraception

Keywords

Counselling

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Quality of family planning counseling in family planning services, among reproductive aged women in El-Dakhla District, New Valley governorate .

  Client reported quality of family planning counseling at family planning services and its determinants among 423 women at reproductive age in El-Dakhla District, New Valley. at different primary health centers of El-Dakhla District and El-Dakhla general hospital. By using questionnaire QCC Scale (quality of contraceptive counseling scale) .

  one year

Interventions

quationaire OTHER

Data will be collected through a semi-structured interview administered questionnaire which includes: 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of women 2. Family planning practice: This will include number of living children, current use of FP method and its type, and suggested causes of discontinuation of FP, previous contraceptive use, and reason for the visit 3-Facility factors such as gender of providers, qualification of providers, type of the health facility. 4-Quality of contraceptive counseling (QCC) scale: it is a 22-item scale which measures the quality of care received by women during family planning visits. It includes : 1) information exchange, 2) interpersonal relations, and 3) disrespect and abuse in contraceptive counseling. The information exchange subscale consists of ten items, the interpersonal relationship subscale consists of seven items, and the disrespect and abuse subscale consists of five items.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

There are 18 primary health care centers and one general hospital in El-Dakhla District, New Valley. The target population will be selected from the general hospital and primary health centers of El-Dakhla District. The number of women chosen in each primary health center and the main hospital will be proportional to the number of women served by the facility until reaching the estimated sample size. The questionnaire will be distributed by the researcher herself to all women of the selected centers except those who refuse to participate in the study.

You may qualify if:

• reproductive aged women (either adapter, continuer, and switcher) and seeking FB services (last counseling session)

You may not qualify if:

• Women who do not meet the above criteria will be excluded from the present study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assiut University: lead

Related Links

• 1\. World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Definition of Family Planning-Public Health. 2020. p. Available at: https:// www.publichealth.com.ng/who.

Central Study Contacts

Samah Ali

CONTACT

01100698745; samah.ali69@med.aun.edu.eg

Doaa Mazen, doctorate

CONTACT

01027044477

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 1 Year
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Specialest at Obstetrics and Gynecology Department,Eldakhla General Hospital,New Valley Governorat. .

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 28, 2023
• First Posted: June 15, 2023
• Study Start: July 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2024
• Study Completion: September 1, 2024
• Last Updated: June 15, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06