Training of health care providers and structured LARC forward counseling may contribute to increased LARC uptake. The hypothesis to be tested is that by introducing LARC forward counselling an increase in LARC usage will be the result as well as decreased unplanned pregnancy and abortion. It is expected that the results of this study will highlight the importance of LARC forward counseling and thus provide the evidence needed to train health care providers and increase access to LARC in youth clinics, midwifery clinics and for post abortion contraception.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,200
Training of health care providers (HCPs), use of information material and counselling tools
WHO centre, Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm, Sweden
LARC prescriptions (recorded electronic prescriptions)
The rate of women who receive a LARC prescription
Time frame: Evaluated at the index visit to the clinic
LARC placements recorded in patient records
The rate of women who has a LARC method placed following the baseline visit
Time frame: Evaluated at 3months follow up (FU)
Contraceptive method used reported by participants
The rate of women who use a contraceptive method
Time frame: Evaluated at 3,6 and 12 months FU
Satisfaction with the chosen contraceptive method reported by participants
Satisfaction with the prescribed contraceptive method
Time frame: Evaluated at 3,6 and 12 months FU
(Unplanned) pregnancy reported by participants and recorded in patient records
(Unplanned) pregnancy rate
Time frame: Evaluated at 3,6 and 12 months FU
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