About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether an integrated package of mental health screening, brief psychosocial support, and family planning counseling delivered within routine postnatal care can improve reproductive and mental health outcomes in postpartum migrant, refugee, and underserved Jordanian women aged 15-49 attending primary health centers in Mafraq Governorate and the Al-Ghour region of Jordan. The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Does the MARIA intervention increase the use of modern contraceptive methods among postnatal women compared to standard care? 2. Does the MARIA intervention reduce the prevalence and severity of postpartum depression symptoms compared to standard care?
Researchers will compare women attending health centers that deliver the full MARIA package (integrated mental health screening, brief psychosocial support, and family planning counseling) to women attending health centers that provide standard care (routine immunization and child health services without the MARIA components) to see if the intervention improves contraceptive use and reduces postpartum depression.
Participants will:
* Complete a 10-question mental health screening tool (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale) at their routine immunization visit * Receive a brief educational session, psychosocial support, or a referral to specialist mental health services - depending on their screening result * Receive family planning counseling and information about contraceptive options during the same visit * Be followed up by a community health worker, as needed * Participate in three interviews - one in person at enrollment and two by telephone at 4 and 7 months after joining
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Postpartum women aged 15-49 years
Attending selected primary healthcare centers for infant immunization or healthy child visits
Unmet family planning need: interested in using contraception but currently not doing so
Living in study villages (Mafraq or Al-Ghour)
Disqualifiers
Currently using a modern contraceptive method
Unmarried women
Unable to provide informed consent
Planning to leave the study area within 7 months
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
MARIA Integrated Maternal Mental Health and Family Planning Package
BehavioralA multi-component integrated package delivered within routine postnatal and immunization visits at primary healthcare centers. Has 7 components 1. Integrated service delivery: All eligible postnatal women are screened for postpartum depression using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Based on score, primary healthcare providers deliver stepped-care psychosocial support. Family planning counseling is integrated into the same visit for all women. 2. Community health workers community outreach 3. Provider training 4. Supportive Supervision 5. Communication/educational material (brochures, pamphlets, videos in waiting area) 6. A project website and automated electronic Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale tool accessible via QR code for use by providers, community health workers, and women 7. online learning courses on implementation research and leadership and management
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Number of Participants adopting any modern contraceptive method since baseline
Secondary outcomes
number of women with postpartum depression
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
number of women who continue the modern contraception
change in baseline in the number of women who feel empowered
Oxfam Women's Empowerment Measurement Tool
change in baseline in the number of women with positive attitude towards pregnancy
Attitude Toward Potential Pregnancy Scale (APPS)
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