Impact of communication strategies to increase knowledge, acceptability, and uptake of a new Woman’s Condom in urban Lusaka, Zambia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 SPIRIT protocol schedule of procedures and activities for Maximum Diva study

	Study period
	Prep. phase	Baseline survey	Randomization	Intervention period	Endline survey	Close-out
Activity	-t ₁	0		t ₁	t2	t3
Enrollment:
Sampling and mapping	X
Informed consent written	X
Hiring and training surveyors	X
Piloting, revising survey tool	X
Interventions:
Randomization			X
Distribution plus mass media (control)				X
IPC (intervention)				X
Assessments:
Baseline survey		X
Baseline outcomes of interest: male condom use in last 6 months, male condom use at last sexual intercourse, types of contraception used, interest in using female condom in the future		X
Endline survey					X
Endline outcomes of interest: WC use (last 6 months, last sexual intercourse), attended IPC, knowledge of WC, interest in using WC					X
Dissemination:
Write up manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication, present at relevant international and local conferences, host dissemination event with local stakeholders						X

ISSN: 1745-6215