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Estrategias para mejorar el uso de métodos anticonceptivos posparto: pruebas de estudios no aleatorios

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https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011298.pub2Copiar DOI
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  1. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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  1. 27 noviembre 2014see what's new
Tipo:
  1. Intervention
Etapa:
  1. Review
Grupo Editorial Cochrane:
  1. Grupo Cochrane de Regulación de la fertilidad

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  1. Copyright © 2014 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Laureen M Lopez

    Correspondencia a: Clinical and Epidemiological Sciences, FHI 360, Durham, USA

    [email protected]

  • Thomas W Grey

    Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, FHI 360, Durham, USA

  • Mario Chen

    Division of Biostatistics, FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA

  • Janet E Hiller

    Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia

Contributions of authors

LM Lopez initiated the project, conducted the searches, did the primary data extraction, and drafted the review. TW Grey examined search results and conducted the secondary data extraction for study characteristics and outcomes. M Chen contributed to the Methods section, did the secondary extraction for evidence quality and helped with data interpretation. J Hiller provided content expertise. All authors reviewed and commented on the manuscript.

Sources of support

Internal sources

  • No sources of support supplied

External sources

  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, USA.

    Support for conducting the review at FHI 360

  • US Agency for International Development, USA.

    This report is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms of The Evidence Project, co‐operative agreement no. AID‐OAA‐A‐13‐00087. The findings and conclusions are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

Declarations of interest

LM Lopez, TW Grey, M Chen, and JE Hiller: none

Acknowledgements

From FHI 360, Florence Carayon helped examine preliminary search results.

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Title

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Authors

Version

2014 Nov 27

Strategies for improving postpartum contraceptive use: evidence from non‐randomized studies

Review

Laureen M Lopez, Thomas W Grey, Mario Chen, Janet E Hiller

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011298.pub2

2014 Sep 17

Strategies for improving postpartum contraceptive use: evidence from non‐randomized studies

Protocol

Laureen M Lopez, Thomas W Grey, Mario Chen, Janet E Hiller

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011298

Keywords

MeSH

Medical Subject Headings Check Words

Adolescent; Adult; Female; Humans; Pregnancy;

Study flow diagram.
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Figure 1

Study flow diagram.

Comparison 1 Postpartum FP counseling plus LAM versus traditional FP counseling, Outcome 1 Pregnancy by 12 months.
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Postpartum FP counseling plus LAM versus traditional FP counseling, Outcome 1 Pregnancy by 12 months.

Comparison 1 Postpartum FP counseling plus LAM versus traditional FP counseling, Outcome 2 Use of specific modern methods at 12 months.
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Postpartum FP counseling plus LAM versus traditional FP counseling, Outcome 2 Use of specific modern methods at 12 months.

Comparison 1 Postpartum FP counseling plus LAM versus traditional FP counseling, Outcome 3 No contraceptive use at 12 months.
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Analysis 1.3

Comparison 1 Postpartum FP counseling plus LAM versus traditional FP counseling, Outcome 3 No contraceptive use at 12 months.

Comparison 1 Postpartum FP counseling plus LAM versus traditional FP counseling, Outcome 4 Use of traditional contraceptive methods at 12 months.
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Analysis 1.4

Comparison 1 Postpartum FP counseling plus LAM versus traditional FP counseling, Outcome 4 Use of traditional contraceptive methods at 12 months.

Comparison 2 Family planning counseling versus control, Outcome 1 Contraceptive use (6 months postpartum).
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Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2 Family planning counseling versus control, Outcome 1 Contraceptive use (6 months postpartum).

Comparison 2 Family planning counseling versus control, Outcome 2 No contraceptive use (6 months postpartum).
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Analysis 2.2

Comparison 2 Family planning counseling versus control, Outcome 2 No contraceptive use (6 months postpartum).

Comparison 3 Interactive education versus interactive pamphlet versus routine teaching, Outcome 1 Effectiveness of contraceptive method used most often (intervention versus pamphlet).
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Analysis 3.1

Comparison 3 Interactive education versus interactive pamphlet versus routine teaching, Outcome 1 Effectiveness of contraceptive method used most often (intervention versus pamphlet).

Comparison 3 Interactive education versus interactive pamphlet versus routine teaching, Outcome 2 Effectiveness of contraceptive method used most often (intervention versus routine).
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Analysis 3.2

Comparison 3 Interactive education versus interactive pamphlet versus routine teaching, Outcome 2 Effectiveness of contraceptive method used most often (intervention versus routine).

Comparison 3 Interactive education versus interactive pamphlet versus routine teaching, Outcome 3 Sexual health knowledge at 2 months postpartum.
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Analysis 3.3

Comparison 3 Interactive education versus interactive pamphlet versus routine teaching, Outcome 3 Sexual health knowledge at 2 months postpartum.

Comparison 3 Interactive education versus interactive pamphlet versus routine teaching, Outcome 4 Sexual health attitudes at 2 months postpartum.
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Analysis 3.4

Comparison 3 Interactive education versus interactive pamphlet versus routine teaching, Outcome 4 Sexual health attitudes at 2 months postpartum.

Comparison 4 Family planning counseling and method provision versus no intervention, Outcome 1 Pregnancy at 6 months postpartum.
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Analysis 4.1

Comparison 4 Family planning counseling and method provision versus no intervention, Outcome 1 Pregnancy at 6 months postpartum.

Comparison 4 Family planning counseling and method provision versus no intervention, Outcome 2 IUD use postpartum.
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Analysis 4.2

Comparison 4 Family planning counseling and method provision versus no intervention, Outcome 2 IUD use postpartum.

Comparison 4 Family planning counseling and method provision versus no intervention, Outcome 3 Other method use postpartum.
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Analysis 4.3

Comparison 4 Family planning counseling and method provision versus no intervention, Outcome 3 Other method use postpartum.

Comparison 4 Family planning counseling and method provision versus no intervention, Outcome 4 No contraceptive method use postpartum.
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Analysis 4.4

Comparison 4 Family planning counseling and method provision versus no intervention, Outcome 4 No contraceptive method use postpartum.

Comparison 5 Birth‐spacing message models: health service (HSM) versus community awareness (CAM) versus standard care, Outcome 1 Contraceptive use postpartum (HSM versus standard care).
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Analysis 5.1

Comparison 5 Birth‐spacing message models: health service (HSM) versus community awareness (CAM) versus standard care, Outcome 1 Contraceptive use postpartum (HSM versus standard care).

Comparison 5 Birth‐spacing message models: health service (HSM) versus community awareness (CAM) versus standard care, Outcome 2 Contraceptive use postpartum (HSM versus CAM).
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Analysis 5.2

Comparison 5 Birth‐spacing message models: health service (HSM) versus community awareness (CAM) versus standard care, Outcome 2 Contraceptive use postpartum (HSM versus CAM).

Comparison 5 Birth‐spacing message models: health service (HSM) versus community awareness (CAM) versus standard care, Outcome 3 Use of LAM at 4 months postpartum.
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Analysis 5.3

Comparison 5 Birth‐spacing message models: health service (HSM) versus community awareness (CAM) versus standard care, Outcome 3 Use of LAM at 4 months postpartum.

Comparison 5 Birth‐spacing message models: health service (HSM) versus community awareness (CAM) versus standard care, Outcome 4 Knowlege of effective LAM use at 4 months postpartum (HSM versus standard care).
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Analysis 5.4

Comparison 5 Birth‐spacing message models: health service (HSM) versus community awareness (CAM) versus standard care, Outcome 4 Knowlege of effective LAM use at 4 months postpartum (HSM versus standard care).

Comparison 6 Family planning communication program versus standard care, Outcome 1 Pregnancy at 9 months postpartum.
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Analysis 6.1

Comparison 6 Family planning communication program versus standard care, Outcome 1 Pregnancy at 9 months postpartum.

Comparison 6 Family planning communication program versus standard care, Outcome 2 Use of modern contraceptive method at 9 months postpartum.
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Analysis 6.2

Comparison 6 Family planning communication program versus standard care, Outcome 2 Use of modern contraceptive method at 9 months postpartum.

Comparison 6 Family planning communication program versus standard care, Outcome 3 Use of traditional contraceptive method at 9 months postpartum.
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Analysis 6.3

Comparison 6 Family planning communication program versus standard care, Outcome 3 Use of traditional contraceptive method at 9 months postpartum.

Comparison 6 Family planning communication program versus standard care, Outcome 4 No contraceptive use at 9 months postpartum.
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Analysis 6.4

Comparison 6 Family planning communication program versus standard care, Outcome 4 No contraceptive use at 9 months postpartum.

Table 1. Intervention fidelity information

Study

Curriculum or manual

Provider credentials

Training for intervention

Assessed adherence
to protocol

Assessed intervention
receipta

Fidelity criteria

Foreit 1993

‐‐‐

Educators for counseling;

physicians for IUD insertion

5 days for educators on FP;

4 days for physicians on IUD insertion

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

2

Hardy 1998

Counseling material; leaflet on LAM for participants

‐‐‐

Training of all personnel on FP, including LAM as method

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

2

Nacar 2003

20‐minute educational session plus pamphlet

Researchers

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

2

Abdel‐Tawab 2008

Birth‐spacing messages and material for education and communication

Health care (HC) providers (physicians, nurses, Raedat Refiyat (community workers); community leaders

3 days for HC managers and supervisors as trainers;

3 days for HC providers;

2 days for community leaders

Monthly supervision and monitoring visits by MCH and FP supervisors; checklists for monitoring intervention components.

Clinic exit interview had several knowledge and attitude items.

5

Lee 2011

Sexual health program (pamphlet) and educator guide booklet

Obstetric nurse educator

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

Assessed sexual health knowledge and attitudes and contraceptive self‐efficacy.

3

Sebastian 2012

Educational materials and counseling aids

Community midwife for antenatal clinic (18 months training); social health activist for counseling in homes (3 weeks training); anganwadi workers for counseling (1 month plus on‐job training)

1 day for medical and child development officers, who trained community workers over 2 days (with counseling practice)

Supervisors spot‐checked knowledge of women; project staff observed counseling quality and content.

Knowledge assessed at 4 and 9 months postpartum.

5

aAssessed participants' understanding and skills regarding the intervention.

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Table 1. Intervention fidelity information
Table 2. Introducing LAM into postpartum care program (Hardy 1998)

Outcome at 12 months postpartum1

Variable

Reported
effect estimate

Reported
standard error

Reported
P value

Odds Ratio

95% CI

Cumulative pregnancy rate

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

Contraceptive use

Having partner

1.8914

0.2020

<0.0001

6.63

4.46 to 9.85

Experimental group

1.1113

0.2931

0.0002

3.04

1.71 to 5.40

>= 2 living children

‐0.6636

0.2670

0.0129

0.51

0.31 to 0.87

1Logistic regression model included age, schooling (>= high school), # living children (>= 2), marital state (with partner), study group.

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Table 2. Introducing LAM into postpartum care program (Hardy 1998)
Table 3. Family planning communication program (Sebastian 2012)

Outcome1

Variable

Reported adjusted
odds ratio

Reported
95% CI

Reported
P value

Use of modern contraceptive method (9 months postpartum)

intervention group

3.66

2.72 to 4.91

< 0.01

education >= high school

1.88

1.27 to 2.79

< 0.01

caste: other backward‐caste Hindu

1.60

1.07 to 2.38

< 0.05

Change in knowledge of >= 2 healthy spacing messages (4 months postpartum)2

intervention group

2.07

‐‐‐

< 0.01

age 20 to 24 years

1.65

‐‐‐

< 0.05

caste: high‐caste Hindu

1.93

‐‐‐

< 0.01

Change in knowledge of >= 2 spacing methods (9 months postpartum)2

intervention group

1.96

‐‐‐

< 0.01

baseline value

1.53

‐‐‐

< 0.05

education: middle school

2.07

‐‐‐

< 0.01

education: >= high school

3.18

‐‐‐

< 0.01

1Logistic regression models did not include LAM use or knowledge because only 0.2% of control‐group women knew about the method. Models included study group, education, age, age at initiation of cohabitation, caste, and parity. Modern methods included pill, condoms, IUD, and sterilization. Models for change in knowledge also included baseline value.
2Report did not include 95% CI for these models.

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Table 3. Family planning communication program (Sebastian 2012)
Table 4. Summary of evidence quality

Foreit 1993

Hardy 1998

Nacar 2003

Abdel‐Tawab 2008

Lee 2011

Sebastian 2012

NOS criteria for cohort studies

Exposed cohort representativeness

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

Nonexposed cohort selection

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

Exposure ascertainment: method used

‐‐‐

Comparability of groups: design or analysis

‐‐‐

✸✸

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

✸✸

Outcome assessment: method used

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

Follow‐up length

Follow‐up adequacy

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

Intervention fidelity (>= 4 criteria)

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

Quality of evidence1,2

Poor

Very low

Very low

Low

Poor

Low

1Evidence was initially considered moderate quality and then downgraded for 1) no stars for comparability (not controlling for confounding), 2) not meeting >= 4 of remaining 6 NOS criteria, and 3) not having intervention fidelity information for >= 4 categories. Quality grades were moderate, low, very low, or poor.
2We did not use criterion for 'outcome of interest not present at study start' (Assessment of risk of bias in included studies).

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Table 4. Summary of evidence quality
Comparison 1. Postpartum FP counseling plus LAM versus traditional FP counseling

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Pregnancy by 12 months Show forest plot

1

565

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.48 [0.27, 0.87]

2 Use of specific modern methods at 12 months Show forest plot

1

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

2.1 Pills

1

565

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.78 [1.26, 2.50]

2.2 Condoms

1

565

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.35 [0.74, 2.46]

2.3 Injectables

1

565

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.23 [0.05, 1.00]

2.4 IUD

1

565

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

3.72 [1.27, 10.86]

2.5 Tubal sterilization

1

565

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.87 [0.71, 4.92]

3 No contraceptive use at 12 months Show forest plot

1

565

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.37 [0.21, 0.67]

4 Use of traditional contraceptive methods at 12 months Show forest plot

1

565

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.75 [0.39, 1.41]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 1. Postpartum FP counseling plus LAM versus traditional FP counseling
Comparison 2. Family planning counseling versus control

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Contraceptive use (6 months postpartum) Show forest plot

1

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

1.1 Use of modern contraceptive method

1

260

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.77 [1.08, 2.89]

1.2 Use of traditional contraceptive method

1

260

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.13 [0.67, 1.90]

2 No contraceptive use (6 months postpartum) Show forest plot

1

260

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.33 [0.17, 0.64]

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Comparison 2. Family planning counseling versus control
Comparison 3. Interactive education versus interactive pamphlet versus routine teaching

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Effectiveness of contraceptive method used most often (intervention versus pamphlet) Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

1.1 At 2 months postpartum

1

108

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

3.74 [‐5.07, 12.55]

1.2 At 3 months postpartum

1

93

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

13.26 [3.16, 23.36]

2 Effectiveness of contraceptive method used most often (intervention versus routine) Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

2.1 At 2 months postpartum

1

112

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

3.96 [‐4.31, 12.23]

2.2 At 3 months postpartum

1

90

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

‐0.58 [‐7.07, 5.91]

3 Sexual health knowledge at 2 months postpartum Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

3.1 Intervention versus pamphlet

1

108

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.54 [0.06, 1.02]

3.2 Intervention versus routine

1

112

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.55 [1.13, 1.97]

4 Sexual health attitudes at 2 months postpartum Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

4.1 Intervention versus pamphlet

1

108

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

3.69 [‐0.29, 7.67]

4.2 Intervention versus routine

1

112

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

4.19 [0.15, 8.23]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 3. Interactive education versus interactive pamphlet versus routine teaching
Comparison 4. Family planning counseling and method provision versus no intervention

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Pregnancy at 6 months postpartum Show forest plot

1

439

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.21 [0.02, 1.87]

2 IUD use postpartum Show forest plot

1

1560

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.35 [1.82, 3.02]

2.1 At 40 days

1

1121

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.76 [1.99, 3.82]

2.2 At 6 months

1

439

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.79 [1.20, 2.69]

3 Other method use postpartum Show forest plot

1

1560

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.16 [0.91, 1.49]

3.1 At 40 days

1

1121

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.29 [0.93, 1.79]

3.2 At 6 months

1

439

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.01 [0.69, 1.48]

4 No contraceptive method use postpartum Show forest plot

1

1560

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.45 [0.36, 0.56]

4.1 At 40 days

1

1121

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.43 [0.34, 0.56]

4.2 At 6 months

1

439

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.48 [0.31, 0.75]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 4. Family planning counseling and method provision versus no intervention
Comparison 5. Birth‐spacing message models: health service (HSM) versus community awareness (CAM) versus standard care

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Contraceptive use postpartum (HSM versus standard care) Show forest plot

1

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

1.1 At 4 months

1

935

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.07 [1.58, 2.71]

1.2 At 10 to 12 months (if at risk)

1

930

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.08 [1.58, 2.74]

2 Contraceptive use postpartum (HSM versus CAM) Show forest plot

1

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

2.1 At 4 months

1

1031

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.79 [1.40, 2.30]

2.2 At 10 to 12 months (if at risk)

1

1025

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.24 [0.97, 1.59]

3 Use of LAM at 4 months postpartum Show forest plot

1

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

3.1 HSM versus standard care

1

935

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.04 [0.72, 1.50]

3.2 HSM versus CAM

1

1031

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

41.36 [10.11, 169.20]

4 Knowlege of effective LAM use at 4 months postpartum (HSM versus standard care) Show forest plot

1

136

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.90 [0.91, 9.26]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 5. Birth‐spacing message models: health service (HSM) versus community awareness (CAM) versus standard care
Comparison 6. Family planning communication program versus standard care

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Pregnancy at 9 months postpartum Show forest plot

1

959

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.60 [0.41, 0.87]

2 Use of modern contraceptive method at 9 months postpartum Show forest plot

1

959

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

3.08 [2.36, 4.02]

3 Use of traditional contraceptive method at 9 months postpartum Show forest plot

1

959

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.69 [0.50, 0.93]

4 No contraceptive use at 9 months postpartum Show forest plot

1

959

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.39 [0.30, 0.52]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 6. Family planning communication program versus standard care