Status:
COMPLETED
Family Planning Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Postpartum Malawian Women
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Conditions:
Contraception
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-45 years
Brief 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. Postpartu...
Detailed Description
This study is a prospective cohort study of 630 postpartum Malawian women. Since our focus is on HIV+ women, HIV+ participants will be recruited in a 1:2 ratio, with a total of 210 HIV+ women and 420 ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Admission to the postpartum ward at Bwaila Maternity Hospital
- Live birth ≥28 weeks gestational age within past 4 weeks
- Fluent in English or Chichewa
- Age 18-45 years
- Access to a working phone number
- Willingness to be contacted by phone for up to one year postpartum
Exclusion
- History of female sterilization via tubal ligation or hysterectomy
- Prisoner
- History of mental disability
- Serious illness that would prevent participation in the opinion of the Principal Investigator
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
634 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01893021
Start Date
May 1 2013
End Date
October 1 2014
Last Update
February 4 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Bwaila Maternity Hospital
Lilongwe, Malawi