Multilevel Family Planning Intervention

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.

Conditions

• Contraceptive Usage

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Multilevel Family Planning Intervention

The intervention is comprised of community dialogues, or facilitated discussions, aimed to reshape community norms around gender roles, equity, and family size, and critically analyze the social and community influences of "family-wealth" and poverty with the overall goal of reconstructing individual attitudes and group norms on paths to/definitions of a "successful family" inclusive of family planning. Dialogues are enhanced to address knowledge, motivation, self-efficacy, and relationship dynamics, tailored to men and women. Sessions include both gender segregated and integrated groups with couples in the community.

BEHAVIORAL

Time and attention matched control

This intervention serves as the attention-matched control. The format and delivery will mirror that of the "Family Health = Family Wealth" intervention (i.e., number, timing, and duration of sessions). The focus of the intervention is on community sanitation and at-home hygiene (hand-washing, food preparation) following an intervention manual that was developed for community groups in Uganda.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Makerere University

  collaborator OTHER

• San Diego State University

  collaborator OTHER

• Yale University

  collaborator OTHER

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

  collaborator NIH

• The University of Texas at San Antonio

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Katelyn M Sileo, PhD, MPH · University of Texas at San Antonio

• Susan M Kiene, PhD, MPH · San Diego State University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

50 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-05-14

Primary Completion

2022-05-03

Completion

2023-03-01

Countries

• Uganda

Study Locations