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NCT Number: NCT06755749

Effects of Family Planning Education Given to Illiterate Women Via Visual Material Support

This study was conducted to determine the effects of family planning education given to married illiterate women of reproductive age via visual material support on their family planning attitudes and contraceptive preferences.in this study, it was aimed to provide education to married illiterate women of reproductive age using visual materials to change their FP-related attitudes in a positive direction and transform these attitudes into positive fertility behaviors.

The hypotheses of the study were as follows:

H1a: FP education given with visual materials increases positive attitudes toward FP in illiterate women.

H1b: FP education given with visual materials affects the contraceptive preferences of illiterate women.

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Key information

Conditions

Family Planning Behavior

Age range

15 year–49 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Inonu University

Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study was conducted to determine the effects of family planning education given to married illiterate women of reproductive age via visual material support on their family planning attitudes and contraceptive preferences.

Method: The randomized controlled study was carried out between 31 January and 31 July 2023. The sample of the study consisted of 148 women, including 74 in the experimental group and 74 in the control group. Using a Family Planning Education Booklet prepared for illiterate women, an education program lasting a week in total was held in three sessions. No intervention was made in the control group. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, a Family Planning Assessment Form, and the Family Planning Attitude Scale. No intervention was made in the control group. The same data collection instruments were administered to the participants in the control group simultaneously with the experimental group in the pretest (day 1) and posttest (day 7) phases.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Being able to communicate,
  • Not having any visual or auditory problems that could prevent communication,
  • Being aged 15-49 and married,
  • Not having a diagnosis of chronic illness (e.g., cardiovascular diseases, asthma, epilepsy),
  • Not receiving any FP-related education within the last 21 days.

Exclusion criteria

  • - Being currently pregnant,
  • Planning to get pregnant soon,
  • Receiving medical treatment for any diagnosed chronic illness.

Treatment and study plan

Family Planning Education

Behavioral

Stage 1 (Day 1, 10-15 min): The education content for Session 1 in the FP Education Booklet prepared by the researchers was provided to the participants using the face-to-face interview method. After making an appointment for Stage 2 (Day 3) to be carried out at the FHC, the first stage of the data collection process was complete.

Stage 2 (Day 3, 10-15 min): The education content for Session 2 in the FP Education Booklet was provided to the participants who arrived at the FHC on their predetermined appointment days using the face-to-face interview method. After making an appointment for Stage 3 (Day 7) to be carried out at the FHC, the second stage of the data collection process was complete.

Stage 3 (Day 7, 1-5 min): The data collection forms were administered again to the participants who arrived at the FHC on their appointment days assigned at Stage 2, and the data collection process was complete.

Primary outcomes

  1. Family Planning Attitude

    Time frame: 7 days

    Its total score range is 34-170, and higher scores indicate more positive attitudes toward FP. The subscales of the scale are Attitudes of Society toward Family Planning (score range: 15-75), Attitudes of Respondent toward Family Planning (score range: 11-55), and Attitudes of Respondent toward Pregnancy (score range: 8-40).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Family Planning Assessment

    Time frame: 7 days

    The form, which was created by the researchers by reviewing the literature, included questions about the characteristics of the participants such as the contraceptive methods they were currently using, their reasons for using (preferring) the current method, the person (self or spouse) selecting the method, previously used FP methods and reasons for quitting, the person (self or spouse) choosing to quit the method, and whether they were satisfied with the methods they used.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Inonu University

Other

Collaborators

  • The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Family Planning (FP) Education Given to Married Illiterate Women of Reproductive Age Via Visual Material Support on FP-Related Attitudes and Contraceptive Preferences: the Case of Viranşehir

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jan 1, 2025
Registry last updated
Jan 3, 2025

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