Use of community-based interventions to promote family planning use among pastoralist women in Ethiopia: cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Afar region is one of the pastoralist dominated regions in Ethiopia. The region is characterized by a low contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) of 5.4%. Lack of awareness of contraceptive use, husband objection and religious barriers are attributed to low CPR in the region. This study assessed the effect of community-based interventions for promoting family planning (FP) use among pastoralist communities in Ethiopia.

Methods

The study design was a three-arm, parallel, clustered randomized controlled trial (CRT). The three study arms were: (1) male involvement in family planning (FP) education; (2) women's education on FP; and (3) control. A total of 33 clusters were randomized and allocated with a one-to-one ratio. Intervention components included (1) health educati

SUBMITTER: Alemayehu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8371816 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature