An Intervention Delivered by Text Message to Increase the Acceptability of Effective Contraception Among Young Women in Palestine

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This randomised controlled trial will establish the effect a contraceptive intervention delivered by mobile phone text message on the acceptability of effective contraception in Palestine. Woman aged 18-24 will be randomised to receive 0-3 text messages a day for 4 months (intervention) or a monthly text message not about contraception (control). Participants will complete a questionnaire at baseline and 4 month follow-up.

Official Title
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A Randomised Controlled Trial of an Intervention Delivered by Text Message to Increase the Acceptability of Effective Contraception Among Young Women in Palestine

Conditions
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Contraception

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Contraceptive text messages
* Other: Text messages not about contraception


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Aged 18-24 years Own a personal mobile phone Not using the pill, implant, injection, intrauterine device or patch Live in the West Bank Exclusion Criteria: Cannot read Arabic

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 24 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention<br>Contraceptive text messages | Behavioral: Contraceptive text messages<br> <br> |
| Placebo Comparator: Control<br>Text messages not about contraception | Other: Text messages not about contraception<br> <br> |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Acceptability of at least one method of effective contraception | The proportion reporting that at least one method of effective contraception is acceptable (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch) | 4 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Use of effective contraception | The proportion reporting current use of effective contraception (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch) | 4 months | 
| Acceptability of individual effective contraceptive methods | The proportion reporting that individual methods of effective contraception are acceptable (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch) | 4 months | 
| Discontinuation of effective contraception | The proportion reporting use of effective contraception at any time during the 4 months (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch) | 4 months | 
| Service uptake | The proportion reporting attending a sexual health service during the 4 months | 4 months | 
| Unintended pregnancy | The proportion reporting that they became pregnant and did not want to become pregnant during the study | 4 months | 
| Induced abortion | The proportion reporting having an abortion during the study | 4 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Reproductive health