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| Name | Class |
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| Society for Family Planning Research Fund | UNKNOWN |
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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| standard care | No Intervention | ||
| family planning counseling led by community health worker | Experimental | The family planning counseling sessions led by community health workers will present advantages of birth spacing, available methods of postpartum contraception, contraindications (if any) for the method, when each method can be safely started postpartum, where each method can be obtained, and importance of 6 week postpartum clinic follow-up. There will also be a take-home contraceptive method brochure given at conclusion of information session -primarily pictorial and in Arabic, to facilitate discussion at home with husbands and family members. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| family planning counseling let by community health workers | Other | The family planning counseling sessions led by community health workers will present advantages of birth spacing, available methods of postpartum contraception, contraindications (if any) for the method, when each method can be safely started postpartum, where each method can be obtained, and importance of 6 week postpartum clinic follow-up. There will also be a take-home contraceptive method brochure given at conclusion of information session -primarily pictorial and in Arabic, to facilitate discussion at home with husbands and family members. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Self-reported contraceptive use | 6 months post-partum |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Intent to use contraception in the future | 6 months postpartum | |
| Non-desire to use contraception | 6 months postpartum |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Principal Investigator, MD, MPH | Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Palestinian Ministry of Health Maternal Child Health Clinics (Ramallah and Al-Bireh) | Ramallah and Al-Bireh | West Bank | Palestinian Territories |
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