This is a pilot study to test the feasibility and acceptability of a multi-component facility-based intervention designed to be provided adjunct to genital fistula surgery incorporating: health education, psychosocial counseling, physiotherapy, and economic investment. We will include a total of 30 women in the study, and follow them for 6-months using a mixed-methods strategy for feasibility and acceptability assessment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
12
The intervention incorporates health education, psychosocial counseling, physiotherapy and economic investment.
Mulago Specialized Women's and Children's Hospital
Kampala, Uganda
Percentage of Planned Intervention Sessions That Were Delivered
Number of planned intervention session over the total number of planned interention sessions
Time frame: 6 weeks
Number of Participants Reporting to be "Satisfied" or "Very Satisfied" About Their Overall Experience With the Intervention on a Five-point Likert Scale at Six Weeks Over the Total Number of Intervention Participants.
Number of participants reporting to be "satisfied" or "very satisfied" about their overall experience participating in the intervention on a five-point Likert scale at six weeks over the total number of participants.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in Reintegration Score
Mean change in reintegration score from pre-intervention (baseline) to post (6 months) on the post-fistula repair reintegration instrument (range 0-100, higher indicating better)
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months
Number of Participants Reporting to be "Satisfied" or "Very Satisfied" About Their Experience With the Health Education Component of the Intervention on a Five-point Likert Scale at Six Weeks Over the Total Number of Intervention Participants
Number of participants reporting to be "satisfied" or "very satisfied" about their experience participating in the health education component of the intervention on a five-point Likert scale at six weeks over the total number of participants.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Number of Participants Reporting to be "Satisfied" or "Very Satisfied" About Their Experience Participating in the Psychosocial Counseling Component of the Intervention on a Five-point Likert Scale at Six Weeks Over the Total Number of Participants.
Number of participants reporting to be "satisfied" or "very satisfied" about their experience participating in the psychosocial counseling component of the intervention on a five-point Likert scale at six weeks over the total number of participants.
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Time frame: 6 weeks
Number of Participants Reporting to be "Satisfied" or "Very Satisfied" About Their Experience With the Physiotherapy Component of the Intervention on a Five-point Likert Scale at Six Weeks Over the Total Number of Intervention Participants.
Number of participants reporting to be "satisfied" or "very satisfied" about their experience with the physiotherapy component of the intervention on a five-point Likert scale at six weeks over the total number of intervention participants.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Number of Participants Reporting to be "Satisfied" or "Very Satisfied" About Their Experience With the Economic Empowerment Component of the Intervention on a Five-point Likert Scale at Six Weeks Over the Total Number of Intervention Participants
Number of Participants Reporting to be "Satisfied" or "Very Satisfied" About Their Experience With the Economic Empowerment Component of the Intervention on a Five-point Likert Scale at Six Weeks Over the Total Number of Intervention Participants
Time frame: 6 weeks