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NCT Number: NCT03019601

Enhancing Uptake of Family Planning Services by HIV-Infected Women Attending the PMTCT Program

A specific organized program utilizing peers in the PMTCT clinic who provide family planning information and support to HIV infected mothers was compared to providing standard family planning messages currently used in the clinic.

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Key information

Conditions

Contraception

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

A planned group education structural intervention utilizing peers in the PMTCT clinic who provide family planning information and support to HIV infected mothers was compared to the standard of care which consisted of providing standard family planning messages to women attending the PMTCT Clinic. The study had two phases.

The Formative Phase consisted of six focus group discussions and six in depth interviews.

In the Implementation Phase, patient attendance and family planning uptake summaries for during implementation were monitored and summarized daily. Weekly average summaries were considered as time points.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • This being a program based intervention, all HIV positive mothers who utilize the PMTCT and post natal clinic during the study period will be enrolled.

Exclusion criteria

  • none

Treatment and study plan

Group Education

Behavioral

Structured group education on family planning facilitated by Peer Champions

Primary outcomes

  1. proportion of mothers who took up Family Planning

    Time frame: weekly for one year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Johns Hopkins University

Other

Collaborators

  • MU-JHU CARE
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Registry information

Official study title

Enhancing Uptake of Family Planning Services by HIV Infected Women Attending the Postpartum Component of the PMTCT Program in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda Utilizing HIV-Infected Peers as Family Planning Champions

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Jan 12, 2017
Registry last updated
Jan 12, 2017

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