Behavioural intervention for adolescent uptake of family planning: a randomized controlled trial, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the impact of a peer-referral and clinic welcome programme for reducing barriers to adolescents' uptake of family planning services in Uganda.

Methods

We developed an intervention using behavioural design and carried out a stratified, randomized controlled evaluation of the intervention in girls aged 15-19 years. Sexual and reproductive health clinics were randomized into control (56 clinics) and intervention groups (60 clinics). All intervention clinics received the core intervention (materials to create an adolescent-friendly environment and referral cards to give to friends), while a subset of clinics additionally received training in youth-friendly service provision. We collected clinics' routine data on monthly numbers of visits by adults and adole

SUBMITTER: Flanagan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8542266 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature