The Effect of Postpartum Contraceptive Method Counselling on the Intention to Use Family Planning Methods

NCT07119554 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: IstanbulSBU-HHF-MD-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 62
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

With the acceleration of developments in health technology, changes have occurred in professional knowledge and practices, as well as in patient needs and expectations. These changes have also influenced the way nursing care is delivered, leading to a shift from traditionally applied training methods to more modern and technology-based education tools. These include telephone counseling, online and web-based counseling, and the use of models. In recent years, the use of motivational interviewing techniques in providing counseling services has become increasingly common in the field of nursing and is considered an effective communication method. In light of this information, the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of postpartum contraceptive counseling based on the Health Belief Model using motivational interviewing techniques, along with spousal participation, on women's attitudes toward family planning and their intention to use contraceptives.

Conditions

Postpartum Contraceptive Counseling

Keywords

Postpartum; Regulation of fertility; Contraception; Motivational interviewing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline in attitudes toward family planning and contraceptive method use intention scale scores at 6 months

  Postpartum contraceptive method counseling provided through motivational interviewing based on the health belief model

  in the 6th months after birth

Study Arms (2)

HBM-Based Counselling Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group will receive individual contraceptive counselling based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) from the first month after birth until the sixth month.

Behavioral: HBM-Based Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling

Standard care group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in this group will receive only routine care provided by health facilities, without any structured contraceptive counselling during the postpartum period.

Interventions

HBM-Based Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling BEHAVIORAL

This intervention involves providing a structured, individual contraceptive counseling session based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) to women in the postpartum period.The session is delivered face-to-face, lasts approximately 30 to 45 minutes, and is structured around the core components of the HBM: perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, self-efficacy, and cues to action. The aim of the intervention is to improve attitudes toward family planning and increase the intention to use contraceptive methods.

HBM-Based Counselling Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: female gender
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Women who volunteered to participate in the study,
• were 18 years of age or older,
• were primiparous,
• spoke Turkish,
• owned a smartphone,
• had no chronic illness or diagnosed mental or psychiatric illness, were included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Women whose partners have undergone or will undergo a vasectomy, and women who have chosen tubal ligation will not be included in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Health Sciences, Hamidiye Institute of Health Sciences

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Model Details: A randomised controlled trial using motivational interviewing in two groups

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 5, 2025
• First Posted: August 13, 2025
• Study Start: July 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2026
• Last Updated: August 13, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Locations

TU (1)