Post Abortion Care Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effectiveness of Contraceptive Counseling of Women Following an Abortion in Recife, Brasil: a Randomized Controlled Intervention Study.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether contraceptive counseling is effective on acceptance and use of methods in women following an abortion.
Contraceptive counseling is considered an essential component of post abortion care (PAC) programmes and it is recommended to prevent unintended pregnancies and unsafe, repeated abortions. Indeed, most maternal deaths related to unsafe abortions could be prevented by expanding and improving family planning provision. ;
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention