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Integration of Family Planning and HIV Services in Tanzania

NCT00941876 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 864

Last updated 2011-08-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

HIV positive women and couples have broad reproductive health needs that are not always met within HIV services. The integration of family planning (FP) services into Tanzania's HIV Care and Treatment Clinics (CTC) will address the fertility desires of CTC clients and ultimately result in the reduction of unintended pregnancies and HIV incidence. One strategy for integrating FP and CTC services is to use a "facilitated referral" model. Facilitated referrals are enhanced referrals for additional services that have been used in other settings and which are the preferred intervention strategy the Government of Tanzania would like to pilot test. This study will evaluate the feasibility, effectiveness, and costs of implementing a "facilitated referrals" intervention by examining FP use among female clients attending HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Centers. This study will measure whether there is a reduction in unmet need for contraception among female CTC clients after the facilitated referral integration intervention has been implemented.

Conditions

  • HIV Infection
  • HIV Infections

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Facilitated Referral

Seven key steps carried out by CTC and FP staff to encourage completion of FP referral by CTC.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

    collaborator OTHER

  • FHI 360

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joy N Bumgartner, MSW, PhD · FHI 360

  • Thecla W Kohi, PhD · Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • Tanzania

Study Locations

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