Measuring people's choice and control over contraception
Contraceptive Autonomy: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Developing a Novel Family Planning Measure
['FUNDING_CAREER'] · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · NIH-11397645
Creating a short survey to see if family planning programs respect and support people's free, informed contraceptive choices in places like Burkina Faso, Nepal, and Kenya.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_CAREER'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (MADISON, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11397645 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
You might be asked a few simple questions about how you decided whether to use contraception and whether you had full information and access. The team will build the questions using a unique survey dataset from Burkina Faso and use formal psychometric methods to keep the survey short but informative. They will then try the questions in Nepal and Kenya and use interviews to make sure the wording fits different cultures. The final goal is a brief survey module that can be added to routine population surveys to track contraceptive autonomy over time.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People of reproductive age in Burkina Faso, Nepal, or Kenya who have used or considered contraception and can speak with researchers about their decision-making.
Not a fit: People outside the reproductive age range, those not involved in family planning, or people living outside the study countries may not get direct benefit from participating.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could lead to routine tracking of whether family planning programs respect people's choices, encouraging more respectful, rights-based contraceptive care.
How similar studies have performed: Previous surveys have measured counseling quality and related topics, but this concise 'contraceptive autonomy' indicator is a novel, cross-country measure that is now being tested.
Where this research is happening
MADISON, UNITED STATES
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON — MADISON, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: SENDEROWICZ, LEIGH GABRIELLE — UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
- Study coordinator: SENDEROWICZ, LEIGH GABRIELLE
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
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