N/A
N=160
Multilevel Family Planning Intervention
Contraceptive Usage
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04262882 ↗Enrolled (actual)
160
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Nov 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Couples With Uptake of Any High Efficacy Contraceptive Method — 20; 9; 15; 26 Couple — p=0.20
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Multilevel Family Planning Intervention (Behavioral); Time and attention matched control (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at San Antonio
- Primary completion
- May 2022
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Couples With Uptake of Any High Efficacy Contraceptive Method |
20; 9; 15; 26; 20; 6 | 0.20 |
| SECONDARY Number of Couples That Discontinued Use of a High Efficacy Contraceptive Method at 10-months Follow-up Among Those That Started Using a Method at 7-months Follow-up |
2; 3 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Couples With an Unintended Pregnancy |
1; 1; 34; 34 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Knowledge of Contraceptives |
0.63; 0.52; 0.99; 0.62; 1.00; 0.59 | <0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY Change in Family Planning Attitudes |
2.76; 2.58; 3.56; 2.23; 3.27; 2.22 | <0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY Change in Perceived Family Planning Norms |
0.86; 0.93; 0.96; 0.75; 0.95; 0.87 | <0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY Change in Family Planning Intentions |
3.14; 2.20; 3.65; 2.02; 3.22; 2.12 | <0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY Change in Desired Number of Children (Fertility Desires) |
2.90; 2.76; 2.38; 2.47; 1.83; 2.36 | 0.007 sig |
| SECONDARY Change in Fertility Discordance Between Partners |
15; 18; 19; 12; 3; 27 | 0.005 sig |
| SECONDARY Change in Joint Household Decision-making |
0.75; 0.84; 0.97; 0.91; 1.00; 0.87 | 0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY Change in Partner Communication About Family Planning |
1.89; 1.82; 2.84; 1.61; 2.61; 0.91 | 0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY Change in Gender Inequitable Attitudes |
1.41; 1.70; 1.32; 1.74; 1.33; 1.80 | <0.001 sig |
Summary
This study seeks to develop and evaluate a multi-level intervention to satisfy couples' unmet need for family planning in rural Uganda. The study will evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of the intervention at increasing contraceptive uptake and continuation and improving intermediate outcomes of knowledge, attitudes, perceived community norms, partner communication and equity among couples in rural Uganda.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Being in a relationship and both partners providing written informed consent; women: age 18-40 (or emancipated minor); men: age 18-50; not currently using modern contraceptives and having never used a non-reversible method; one or both partners wanting to prevent pregnancy for at least the next year; living within the selected villages; Luganda speaking.
Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnant; Breastfeeding; Using a modern contraceptive method
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04262882). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.