Evaluation of a Disability-Focused Sexual and Reproductive Health Curriculum for Health Students in Tanzania

Summary

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the efficacy of a three-day sexual and reproductive health curriculum focused on persons with disabilities and tailored to the Tanzanian context.

The intervention will be delivered to medical, nursing, and midwifery students at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Participants will be randomized to either receive the curriculum during the initial intervention period or to a waitlist control group that will receive the curriculum approximately 12 months later.

Participants will complete surveys at baseline and at 3-month follow-up to assess changes in knowledge, attitudes, skills, comfort, and advocacy related to sexual and reproductive health care for persons with disabilities. Participants in the intervention group will also complete an immediate post-intervention survey after the three-day curriculum.

Conditions

• Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Disability
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Health Education

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Disability-Focused Sexual and Reproductive Health Curriculum

The intervention is a three-day curriculum focused on sexual and reproductive health care for persons with disabilities and tailored to the Tanzanian context. The curriculum includes six modules: Introduction to Sexual Health for People with Disabilities; Sexual Health Across the Lifespan for People with Disabilities; Sexual Health Concerns for People with Disabilities; Assumptions and Stigma for People with Disabilities: Reducing Barriers to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care; Ethical and Legal Frameworks for People with Disabilities; and Sexual and Reproductive Health Communication with People with Disabilities. Teaching activities include lectures, videos, discussions, role plays, case studies, and case scenarios involving people with disabilities roleplaying as patients.

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

  collaborator NIH

• Indiana University

  collaborator OTHER

• Johns Hopkins University

  collaborator OTHER

• Malmö University

  collaborator OTHER

• Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Minnesota

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Kristen Mark, PhD,MPH · University of Minnesota

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-09-03

Primary Completion

2026-12-31

Completion

2027-09-30

Countries

• Tanzania

Study Locations