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Family Planning Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Postpartum Malawian Women

NCT01893021 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 634

Last updated 2015-02-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to understand the family planning needs and practices of postpartum Malawian women, with a focus on long-acting reversible contraception (LARC).

Hypotheses:

1. Postpartum women who are older, who have a history of unintended pregnancy, who do not desire another child within 2 years, and who were counseled about LARC during their pregnancy are more likely to have interest in using LARC.
2. Postpartum women who are older are more likely to be aware of LARC methods.
3. HIV+ postpartum Malawian women will have similar knowledge about LARC as postpartum Malawian women who are HIV-.

Conditions

  • Contraception

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health

    collaborator NIH

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jennifer Tang, MD, MSCR · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  • Mina Hosseinipour, MD, MPH · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-10-31
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • Malawi

Study Locations

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