CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of Community-Based Interventions on Increasing Family Planning Utilization in Pastoralist Community

Ethiopia891 participantsStarted 2018-01-01

Plain-language summary

The cluster randomized controlled trial was done in Pastoralist community of Afar region, Ethiopia for a total of nine months. There was three arms in the study. The type of randomization will be a cluster randomized controlled trial where kebele are randomized to two different interventions and control groups. These interventions are women education to use family planning and male education/involvement to enhance family planning use in the community.

Who can participate

Age range15 Years – 49 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * A household was considered eligible for the study if the following criteria are met: * at least one married women with reproductive age group (15-49) year's child * able to provide a consent and voluntary to participate in the study * Cluster which has more than 30 married women. A household was excluded if the woman or her husband will not volunteer to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Married women who are not volunteer to provide informed consent * Married women who are declared infertile

What they're measuring

Family planning utilization

Timeframe: 9 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03450564

SponsorMekelle University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-09-05

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