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Peer Groups for Healthy Pregnancy & HIV Prevention for Young Malawian Women

NCT02882607 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 810

Last updated 2016-09-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of an innovative, culturally relevant, community-based peer group intervention to increase young rural Malawian women's preconception behaviors to optimize their reproductive health. The study uses a longitudinal, two group (two-arm) design with a delayed control group.

Conditions

  • HIV
  • Pregnancy
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mzanga Samala Moyo Wako ([Mzanga] Peer Groups

8 small group sessions led by community young women, focused on reproductive health, including HIV, STI and unintended pregnancy prevention; includes skill-building for self-efficacy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kamuzu College of Nursing, University of Malawi

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kathleen F. Norr, PhD · University of Illinois at Chicago

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
20 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-07-31
Completion
2016-04-30

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