Encouraging Contraceptive Uptake by Motivating Men to Communicate About Family Planning: The Malawi Male Motivator Project
Encouraging Contraceptive Uptake by Motivating Men to Communicate About Family Planning: The Malawi Male Motivator Project
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DOI:
10.2105/ajph.2010.300091
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发表时间:
2011-06-01
影响因子:
12.7
通讯作者:
Guest, Greg
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作者:
Shattuck, Dominick;Kerner, Brad;Guest, Greg
Objectives. We examined the effect of a peer-delivered educational intervention, the Malawi Male Motivator intervention, on couples' contraceptive uptake. We based the intervention design on the information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model.Methods. In 2008 we recruited 400 men from Malawi's Mangochi province who reported not using any method of contraception. We randomized them into an intervention arm and a control arm, and administered surveys on contraceptive use at baseline and after the intervention. We also conducted in-depth interviews with a subset of intervention participants.Results. After the intervention, contraceptive use increased significantly within both arms (P