Application of behavioral economics principles to reduce injectable contraceptive discontinuation in rural Ethiopia: A stratified-pair, cluster-randomized field trial.

ABSTRACT: Background: Contraceptive prevalence in Ethiopia jumped from 6% in 2000 to 36% in 2016, mainly due to increased injectable method use. However, discontinuation rates among injectable users were high (38%). Given that the public sector is the major source for injectable contraceptives, John Snow Inc. (JSI) in collaboration with ideas42 worked with Ethiopia's flagship Health Extension Program to apply behavioral design to mitigate discontinuation of injectable contraceptives. Methods: We applied behavioral economics insights to mitigate the discontinuation of injectable contraceptives. This process created an intervention package, consisting of a health worker planning calendar, a client counseling job aid, and client appointment cards. A stratified-pair cluster-randomized fiel

SUBMITTER: Karim AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7416084 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature