Clinical trial NCT06755749: Effects of Family Planning Education Given to Illiterate Women Via Visual Material Support
Official title: Effects of Family Planning (FP) Education Given to Married Illiterate Women of Reproductive Age Via Visual Material Support on FP-Related Attitudes and Contraceptive Preferences: the Case of Viranşehir
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Family Planning
Keywords: family planning
education
attitudes
contraceptive methods
midwifery
Lead sponsor: Inonu University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
First posted: 2025-01-01
Enrollment: 74
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 15
Maximum age (years): 49
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Intervention model description: randomized controlled trial conducted with experimental and control groups
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This study was conducted to determine the effects of family planning education given to married illiterate women of reproductive age via visual material support on their family planning attitudes and contraceptive preferences.in this study, it was aimed to provide education to married illiterate women of reproductive age using visual materials to change their FP-related attitudes in a positive direction and transform these attitudes into positive fertility behaviors.

The hypotheses of the study were as follows:

H1a: FP education given with visual materials increases positive attitudes toward FP in illiterate women.

H1b: FP education given with visual materials affects the contraceptive preferences of illiterate women.

Detailed description: This study was conducted to determine the effects of family planning education given to married illiterate women of reproductive age via visual material support on their family planning attitudes and contraceptive preferences.

Method: The randomized controlled study was carried out between 31 January and 31 July 2023. The sample of the study consisted of 148 women, including 74 in the experimental group and 74 in the control group. Using a Family Planning Education Booklet prepared for illiterate women, an education program lasting a week in total was held in three sessions. No intervention was made in the control group. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, a Family Planning Assessment Form, and the Family Planning Attitude Scale. No intervention was made in the control group. The same data collection instruments were administered to the participants in the control group simultaneously with the experimental group in the pretest (day 1) and posttest (day 7) phases.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being able to communicate,
* Not having any visual or auditory problems that could prevent communication,
* Being aged 15-49 and married,
* Not having a diagnosis of chronic illness (e.g., cardiovascular diseases, asthma, epilepsy),
* Not receiving any FP-related education within the last 21 days.

Exclusion Criteria:

* - Being currently pregnant,
* Planning to get pregnant soon,
* Receiving medical treatment for any diagnosed chronic illness.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Family Planning Attitude
timeFrame: 7 days
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Family Planning Assessment
timeFrame: 7 days
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Malatya
country: Turkey
facility: Inonu University
Study officials:
affiliation: Inonu University
name: Esra Güney
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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