A motivational interviewing-based counseling intervention to increase postabortion uptake of contraception: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if a counseling intervention using the principles of motivational interviewing (MI) would impact uptake of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) after abortion.

Methods

We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing an MI-based contraception counseling intervention to only non-standardized counseling. Sixty women 15-29 years-old were randomized.

Primary outcome

uptake of LARC within four weeks of abortion.

Secondary outcomes

uptake of any effective contraceptive, contraceptive use three months after abortion and satisfaction with counseling. Bivariate analysis was used to compare outcomes.

Results

In the intervention arm, 65.5% of participants received a long-acting method within four weeks compared to 32.3% in th

SUBMITTER: Whitaker AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5028248 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature