The purpose of this study is to understand the effect of a phone based post-abortion intervention on the experience of post-abortion care.
This study evaluates whether personalized text messages and phone calls to post abortion women can improve post abortion person-centered care, perceived social support, post-abortion family planning, and reduce perceptions of social stigma and stress. Women were randomized to one of three study arms: personalized communication with a peer counselor or nurse who received person-centered care (PCC) training, or a control arm where participants received the standard of care.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
371
Post abortion phone based support
Marie Stopes International Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
Person-Centered Abortion Scale Score
Survey conducted with women: self-report of experiences of PCC. Possible range 0-100; higher the score, better the experience
Time frame: baseline
Person-Centered Abortion Scale Score
Survey conducted with women: self-report of experiences of PCC. Possible range 0-100; higher the score, better the experience
Time frame: 2 weeks post-procedure
Person-Centered Abortion Scale Score
Survey conducted with women: self-report of experiences of PCC. Possible range 0-100; higher the score, better the experience
Time frame: 4 weeks post-procedure
Post abortion family planning counseling
Self-report if women received counseling on family planning (Yes/No)
Time frame: baseline
Post-abortion family planning uptake
Self-report of uptake of family planning (Yes/No/Refused to answer)
Time frame: baseline
Perceived social support
Medical Outcomes Study-Social Support 15-item Scale (MOS-SSS): 18-90 where higher scores indicate greater social support
Time frame: baseline
Perceived abortion stigma
The Individual Level Abortion Stigma Scale (ILAS Scale) Abbreviated 3-item Scale: 0-9 where higher scores indicate greater worry about stigma
Time frame: baseline
Mental Health
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Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5) scale; 0-100 with higher scores indicating better mental health
Time frame: baseline
Post-abortion family planning uptake
self-report of uptake of family planning (Yes/No/Refused to answer)
Time frame: 2 weeks post-procedure
Mental Health
Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5) scale; 0-100 with higher scores indicating better mental health
Time frame: 2-weeks post procedure
Post-abortion family planning uptake
self-report of uptake of family planning (Yes/No/Refused to answer)
Time frame: 4 weeks post-procedure
Perceived social support
Medical Outcomes Study-Social Support 15-item Scale (MOS-SSS): 18-90 where higher scores indicate greater social support
Time frame: 4 weeks post-procedure
Perceived abortion stigma
The Individual Level Abortion Stigma Scale (ILAS Scale) Abbreviated 3-item Scale: 0-9 where higher scores indicate greater worry about stigma
Time frame: 4 weeks post procedure