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| Name | Class |
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| International Planned Parenthood Federation | OTHER |
| Centro de Investigacion, Educacion y Servicios | UNKNOWN |
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This randomised controlled trial will establish the effect a contraceptive intervention delivered by mobile phone app instant messaging on use of effective contraception in Bolivia. Woman aged 16-24 will be randomised to have access to Centro de Investigacion, Educacion y Servicios's sexual and reproductive health app (control) or the app plus 0-3 instant messages a day for 4 months (intervention). Participants will complete a questionnaire at baseline and 4 month follow-up.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | App plus the contraceptive instant messages |
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| Control | Placebo Comparator | App only |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contraceptive instant messages | Behavioral | Contraceptive Instant messages |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Use of effective contraception | The proportion reporting current use of effective contraception (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch) | 4 months |
| Acceptability of at least one method of effective contraception | The proportion reporting that at least one method of effective contraception is acceptable (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch) | 4 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptability of individual effective contraceptive methods | The proportion reporting that individual methods of effective contraception are acceptable (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch) | 4 months |
| Discontinuation of effective contraception |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of effective contraception | Score on the knowledge measure | 4 months |
| Perceived norms in relation to using and communicating with partners about contraception | Responses to the perceived norms scales |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Caroline Free, PhD | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Centro de Investigacion, Educacion y Servicios | La Paz | Bolivia |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 32568092 | Derived | McCarthy OL, Aliaga C, Torrico Palacios ME, Lopez Gallardo J, Huaynoca S, Leurent B, Edwards P, Palmer M, Ahamed I, Free C. An Intervention Delivered by Mobile Phone Instant Messaging to Increase Acceptability and Use of Effective Contraception Among Young Women in Bolivia: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Jun 22;22(6):e14073. doi: 10.2196/14073. | |
| 29254910 |
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| Mobile phone app |
| Other |
Mobile phone app |
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The proportion reporting use of effective contraception at any time during the 4 months (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch) |
| 4 months |
| Service uptake | The proportion reporting attending a sexual health service during the 4 months | 4 months |
| Unintended pregnancy | The proportion reporting that they became pregnant and did not want to become pregnant during the study | 4 months |
| Induced abortion | The proportion reporting having an abortion during the study | 4 months |
| 4 months |
| Personal agency in using and communicating with partners about contraception | Responses to the personal agency scales | 4 months |
| Intention to use effective contraception | Response to the intention scale | 4 months |
| Intervention 'dose' received | If participants read all, some, most or none of the messages and if they stopped the messages | 4 months |
| McCarthy OL, Osorio Calderon V, Makleff S, Huaynoca S, Leurent B, Edwards P, Lopez Gallardo J, Free C. An Intervention Delivered by App Instant Messaging to Increase Acceptability and Use of Effective Contraception Among Young Women in Bolivia: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Dec 18;6(12):e252. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8679. |