High-quality contraceptive counseling can strengthen global efforts to reduce the unmet need for and suboptimal use of modern contraceptives. This study aims to identify a package of contraceptive counseling interventions for Pakistan and Nigeria designed to strengthen existing contraceptive services and determine its effectiveness in increasing clients' level of decision-making autonomy and meeting their contraceptive needs.
Client comes to the family planning clinic with the intention to 1.a. use contraception for the first time in her life (new user), or 1.b. switch from a contraceptive method to another one (switching user), or 1.c. resume a method after not using any in the prior three months (lapse user), or 1.d. discontinue a modern method (discontinuing user);
Client is not coming for the resupply of a currently used method, such as pills or injectables;
Client has the intention to continue her follow-up at the health center during the duration of study follow-up;
Client does not participate in another study; and
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World Health Organization
Lead sponsor
Jinnah Sindh Medical University
Collaborator
University of Ibadan
Collaborator