Resolution of Uncertainty Through Testing

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Pregnancy Tests

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Pregnancy test at follow up survey; Diagnostic Test: Pregnancy test at Baseline

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03179059

uganda_study

Details and patient eligibility

About

Given the high rate of delayed adoption of antenatal care (ANC), and high rates of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion in Uganda, research on the period of time before confirmation of pregnancy is critical to understand underlying beliefs that guide behaviors ultimately important for maternal and neonatal health (UDHS, 2011; Hussain, 2013).

Home pregnancy tests - which now cost less than 10 cents each - have the potential to facilitate FP uptake and significantly improve reproductive, maternal and child health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda. These tests are easy to administer, disposable, inexpensive, and have a low false positive rate. Yet, for women living in rural areas in sub-Saharan countries, these tests are typically unavailable outside of health centers or they are prohibitively expensive.

This study will investigate women's underlying beliefs about pregnancy status and examine how providing access to home-based pregnancy tests - thus facilitating earlier resolution of uncertainty of pregnancy status - influences such beliefs and decisions to take up family planning (FP) or seek appropriate pregnancy services.

The results will inform the design of a larger study in the future.

Enrollment: 600 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Between the ages of 18-35
• Live in the catchment area

Exclusion criteria

• Currently attending school

End Survey if

• Women in menopause
• Women with sterilization
• Women with husband/partner with sterilization
• Women who do not understand what menstrual period is

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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600 participants in 3 patient groups

Pregnancy tests at baseline & follow-up

Experimental group

Description:

We offer free pregnancy test service at baseline and at follow-up survey.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Pregnancy test at follow up survey

Diagnostic Test: Pregnancy test at Baseline

Pregnancy tests only at baseline

Experimental group

Description:

We offer free pregnancy test service at baseline

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Pregnancy test at Baseline

Do Not Offer Pregnancy Test

No Intervention group

Description:

Control group. No intervention is implemented.