This study is aimed to enhance postpartum family planning by integrating family planning information with infant immunization services, which is the most widely utilized health services globally.
In this study, a before-and-after type of quasi-experimental study will be conducted in purposely selected health centers Sidama region, Ethiopia. base line assessment of postpartum contraceptive utilization rate will be done which will be followed by an intervention. The intervention consists of screening, counseling for family planning and referring mothers coming for infant immunization services to family planning units. All mothers coming for infant immunization service will be screened for and counseled for family planning and those who will be voluntary to take any method will be referred to family planning unit. All mothers who will not be voluntary will be re-counseled by the next visit. Finally, the effect of this intervention on postpartum contraceptive utilization rate will be reassessed. The expected outcome will be to see an improved contraceptive uptake during the first year after delivery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
1,474
Mothers presented to infant immunization units are going to be counseled for family planning services and if decide to take any method, they will be linked to family planning services
Sidama regional health bureau
Awasa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia
After the initiation of the intervention, improved Contraceptive prevalence rate will be expected as an outcome
After counseling of the postpartum mothers for family planning, their informed decision making capacity to use contraceptives will be increased.
Time frame: the outcome is measured two months after the initiation of the intervention
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