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Efficacy Testing of a Multi-Level Family Planning Intervention
Led by Boston College · Updated on 2026-03-23
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
185 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
B
Boston College
Lead Sponsor
E
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to learn if the multi-level, community-based family planning intervention, known as the Family Health=Family Wealth (FH=FW) program, can improve family planning outcomes in couples of reproductive age in Uganda. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does FH=FW participation reduce unintended pregnancy and increase contraceptive uptake among couples who say they want to delay pregnancy over 24-months? 2. Does FH=FW participation reduce discontinuation of contraceptive methods for those who adopt them over 24-months? 3. What factors affect the implementation of the FH=FW intervention? Researchers will compare change in the above outcomes in couples receiving the FH=FW intervention to those who instead receive a water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention. Couples in the FH=FW arm will be asked to attend 6 groups sessions where they learn about family planning's benefits to their health and well-being alongside content to increase their shared spousal decision-making and communication skills, their access to family planning services, and their perceptions of community acceptance of family planning.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Efficacy Testing of a Multi-Level Family Planning Intervention
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Women aged 18 to 49, or emancipated minors aged 15 to 17 who are married and/or have children
- Men aged 18 to 54, or emancipated minors aged 15 to 17
- Married or considers themselves married and living together most of the time
- Residing in communities selected for study inclusion
- Luganda speaking
- Sexually active with spouse within the past 3 months or planning to resume sex within the next 3 months if the woman is within 2 months postpartum
- Not currently pregnant (confirmed via pregnancy test); can be eligible to enroll later once postpartum
- Woman has an unmet need for family planning, meaning she does not want to become pregnant within the next 2 years and is not using effective contraceptive methods or is using only lower-efficacy methods
You will not qualify if you...
- At least one person in the couple does not expect to be available for all sessions
- Either partner unable to reproduce due to known medical reasons (e.g., hysterectomy) or woman’s last period was over 6 months ago if not postpartum
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Makerere School of Public Health
Kampala, Uganda
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Research Team
K
Katelyn M Sileo, PhD, MPH
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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