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Randomized Controlled Trial to Address Unintended Pregnancy Rates in Low Resource Settings
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Community Score Card and Citizen Report Card for Contraceptive Usage and Unintended Pregnancy. Completed, enrolled 5,726 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This is a clinical trial investigating the impact of social accountability interventions on contraceptive use in Western Kenya. Social accountability interventions aim to improve the performance of healthcare providers via public monitoring of provider performance. This study aims to implement and evaluate two social accountability interventions: the community score card and the citizen report card. All public-sector healthcare facilities in Kisumu Country will be considered for enrollment; facility staff and residents of corresponding facility catchment areas will be randomized to one of the two treatments or the control arm.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
In Community Score Card intervention, all communities associated with the targeted facilities will assess the primary barriers to quality family planning service delivery and develop indicators. The communities will then each complete the score card and generate ideas for quality improvement. Family planning providers in the target facilities will meet and determine the barriers to high quality family planning service delivery. Providers will decide on priority areas and make suggestions for improving service delivery. Study facilitators will bring these two groups together to share their respective score cards and jointly develop an action. Within the action plan, agreed upon responsibilities will be assigned and a timeline will be communicated.
Citizen Report Card (CRC): The data from the CRC questionnaire will be analyzed and translated into a report card. Extensive dissemination activities will ensure the CRC is widely shared with members of the community. The goal is to create a public record of service quality.