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| Name | Class |
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| Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | OTHER |
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HIV positive women and couples have broad reproductive health needs that are not always met within HIV services. The integration of family planning (FP) services into Tanzania's HIV Care and Treatment Clinics (CTC) will address the fertility desires of CTC clients and ultimately result in the reduction of unintended pregnancies and HIV incidence. One strategy for integrating FP and CTC services is to use a "facilitated referral" model. Facilitated referrals are enhanced referrals for additional services that have been used in other settings and which are the preferred intervention strategy the Government of Tanzania would like to pilot test. This study will evaluate the feasibility, effectiveness, and costs of implementing a "facilitated referrals" intervention by examining FP use among female clients attending HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Centers. This study will measure whether there is a reduction in unmet need for contraception among female CTC clients after the facilitated referral integration intervention has been implemented.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| A. Facilitated Referral | Experimental | Seven key steps carried out by CTC and FP staff to encourage completion of FP referral by CTC. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Facilitated Referral | Behavioral | Seven key steps carried out by CTC and FP staff to encourage completion of FP referral by CTC. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Proportion of female CTC clients with unmet need for contraception | Before intervention begins (baseline) and 3 months after full implementation of intervention |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Proportion of female CTC clients screened on fertility intentions and unmet need for contraception | Three months after full implementation of intervention | |
| Proportion of female CTC clients provided counseling on contraception or safe pregnancy | Three months after full implementation of intervention |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Joy N Bumgartner, MSW, PhD | FHI 360 | Principal Investigator |
| Thecla W Kohi, PhD | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Services | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015658 | HIV Infections |
| D000163 | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| D006509 | Hepatitis B |
| ID | Term |
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| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D015229 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral |
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| Proportion of female CTC clients who received referral slip for FP services | Three months after full implementation of intervention |
| Proportion of female CTC clients whose contraceptive use/fertility intentions are recorded on their patient record form | Three months after full implementation of intervention |
| Proportion of female CTC clients who are accompanied to FP services | Three months after full implementation of intervention |
| Proportion of female CTC clients who receive a FP method same-day or make an appointment for sterilization | Three months after full implementation of intervention |
| Proportion of referrals to FP services that are tracked by the FP clinic | Three months after full implementation of intervention |
| Incremental cost per clinic of adding facilitated referral process for FP to existing CTC services | First month of implementation |
| Descriptive data on the experiences and perception of CTC and FP providers and supervisors on how the facilitated referral for FP was feasible and effective within CTC services | Three months after full implementation of intervention |
| D012749 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| D016180 | Lentivirus Infections |
| D012192 | Retroviridae Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D014777 | Virus Diseases |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D007153 | Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D012897 | Slow Virus Diseases |
| D018347 | Hepadnaviridae Infections |
| D004266 | DNA Virus Infections |
| D006525 | Hepatitis, Viral, Human |
| D006505 | Hepatitis |
| D008107 | Liver Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |