Efficacy Testing of a Multi-Level Family Planning Intervention

"This multilevel intervention is comprised of community dialogues, or facilitated discussions, aimed to reshape community norms around gender roles, equity, and family size, and critically analyze the social and community influences of family-wealth and poverty with the overall goal of reconstructing individual attitudes and group norms on paths to/definitions of a successful family inclusive of family planning. Dialogues are enhanced to address knowledge, motivation, self-efficacy, and relationship dynamics, tailored to men and women. Sessions include both gender segregated and integrated groups with couples in the community. The intervention is paired with health system strengthening elements implemented with the intervention health clinics (provider training, strengthening skip the queue policies, linkage of family planning services directly to dialogues)."

"This intervention serves as the attention-matched control. The format and delivery will mirror that of the Family Health = Family Wealth intervention (i.e., number, timing, and duration of sessions). The focus of the intervention is on community sanitation and at-home hygiene (handwashing, food preparation) following an intervention manual that was developed for community groups in East Africa and tailored to the local Uganda context."