From: Behaviour change techniques and contraceptive use in low and middle income countries: a review
Study | Outcomes | Effectiveness | Observed behaviour | Techniques of behaviour change | ||||||
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 | Information | Performance | Problem solving | Social support | Materials | Media | Male partner involvement/participation | |||
Bashour et al. 2008 | Contraceptive uptake | Intervention- 37Â %;40Â % and 42Â % across arms | No significant difference between arms. Self-reported | Health education | - | Discussion of problems | - | - | - | - |
Terefe and Larson 1993 | Contraceptive use | Intervention 47Â %,control 33Â % | Contraceptive use and continuation | Health education | - | - | - | If requested, pills and condoms | - | Couple administered information |
Stephenson et al. 2011 | Modern contraceptive uptake and switching | baseline use 21.5Â %, after intervention-93.6Â % | Uptake of contraceptives, switching and addition if using condoms only | Information | - | - | - | If requested, pills, injectables, Norplant | Video, Print media | Couple administered intervention |
Male motivator project, Shattuck et al. 2011 | Family planning uptake | intervention-78Â %, control-59Â % | Self-reported | Information from peers | - | - | Peers | - | - | Male partner only administered intervention |
Bolam et al. 1998 postnatal health education | Uptake of FP services or contraceptive use, Two different outcomes, self-reported | intervention-20Â %, control-14Â % | Self-reported | Information on importance of FP, location of nearest clinic, choice of methods. | - | - | - | - | Cloth flip charts developed by local artist. | - |
Lutalo et al. 2010 | Contraceptive use prevalence | intervention- 23Â %, control-20Â % | Contraceptive use and uptake | Information at meetings. | - | - | Opinion leaders and certified users of FP, volunteers chosen by communities | Provision of pills, condoms | Videos, role play, drama, IEC material- leaflets, booklets and posters | - |