At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓HIV-positive client of TASO
- ✓Reproductive age: males 15–60 years, females 15–45 years
- ✓In a stable partnership with someone the client is considering having a child with
- ✓Partner is HIV-negative
- ✕Female client or female partner of male client is pregnant
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Integrating Counseling to Transform HIV Family Planning Services
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating safer conception counseling for Safer Conception Intervention Trial. Completed, enrolled 389 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This 3-arm cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) will compare (1) a comprehensive family planning (FP) program that incorporates a structured, multi-component safer conception counseling (SCC) intervention (SCC1) versus (2) a SCC training workshop for FP nurses (SCC2; less intensive and mimics approach used by Ugandan Ministry of Health (MoH) to integrate new services), and (3) existing FP services (usual care) at 9 HIV clinics (3 per arm) operated by The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Multi-component counseling to help HIV-affected couples to make an informed decision about childbearing, and to provide counseling to use contraception or safer conception methods, depending on whether the couples chooses to seek or prevent pregnancy after initial consultation.