Contraceptive uptake after training community health workers in couples counseling: A cluster randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Young women in Malawi face many challenges in accessing family planning (FP), including distance to the health facility and partner disapproval. Our primary objective was to assess if training HSAs in couples counseling would increase modern FP uptake among young women.

Methods

In this cluster randomized controlled trial, 30 HSAs from Lilongwe, Malawi received training in FP. The HSAs were then randomized 1:1 to receive or not receive additional training in couples counseling. All HSAs were asked to provide FP counseling to women in their communities and record their contraceptive uptake over 6 months. Sexually-active women <30 years of age who had never used a modern FP method were included in this analysis. Generalized estimating equations with an exchangeable c

SUBMITTER: Lemani C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5407810 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature