CompletedNot Applicable

Investigating the Effect of a Prenatal Family Planning Counseling Intervention Led by Community Health Workers on Postpartum Contraceptive Use Among Women in the West Bank

Palestinian Territories176 participantsStarted 2013-08

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to measure the difference in proportion of postpartum women using contraception after a Community Health Worker (CHW) family planning educational intervention compared to women who receive standard care in the West Bank district of Ramallah and Al-Bireh. Primary hypothesis: Postpartum contraceptive use will increase in women who receive a dedicated family planning counseling intervention delivered by CHWs during antenatal care compared to women receiving usual care.

Who can participate

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women attending the MoH Ramallah or Al-Bireh clinic for antenatal care and 34-38 weeks pregnant at enrollment * Planning delivery at an MoH hospital * Able and willing to be contacted by phone or home visit Exclusion Criteria: * Women less than 34 weeks pregnant or non-pregnant * Planning delivery at a private or NGO hospital * Unwilling to be contacted for follow-up after enrollment

What they're measuring

Self-reported contraceptive use

Timeframe: 6 months post-partum

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01854671

SponsorPlanned Parenthood League of Massachusetts

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-12

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