Community-based postpartum contraceptive counselling in rural Nepal: a mixed-methods evaluation

< 0.0001) of using a modern contraceptive method as compared to pre-intervention. Factors at the individual, family, and systems level influenced women's contraceptive decisions. The intervention contributed to increasing contraceptive use through knowledge transfer, demand generation, referrals to healthcare facilities, and follow-up. A community-based, patient-centred contraceptive counselling intervention supported by mobile technology and integrated into longitudinal care delivered by community health workers appears to be an effective strategy for improving uptake of modern contraception among postpartum women in rural Nepal.