Using automated voice messages linked to telephone counselling to increase post-menstrual regulation contraceptive uptake and continuation in Bangladesh: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BMC Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Reiss, Kate ^a   Andersen, Kathryn ^b   Barnard, Sharmani ^c   Ngo, Thoai D ^d   Biswas, Kamal ^b   Smith, Christopher ^a   Carpenter, James ^a,e   Church, Kathryn ^f   Nuremowla, Sadid ^g   Pearson, Erin ^h  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b IPAS   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f MARIE STOPES INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^g Independent Consultant   (Bangladesh)

^h HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Bangladesh; Contraception; Family planning; mHealth; Mobile phone; Post menstrual regulation; Protocol; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CELL PHONE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONTRACEPTION; COUNSELING; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85030309804     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4703-z     Document Type: Article

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