The DYnamics of Contraception in Eswatini (DYCE) study is a high-frequency longitudinal survey that contacts young women (ages 18-24) in Eswatini on their phones – every two weeks – to understand the changes related to a young woman’s sexual and reproductive health.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Institute, the DYCE protocol was reviewed and approved by the Eswatini National Health Research Review Board in 2024 and Columbia University Medical Center Institutional Review Board in 2023. DYCE is implemented by ICAP at Columbia University in collaboration with Eswatini Ministry of Health.
The Eswatini Population-based HIV Impact Assessment survey (SHIMS3) provided the sample for DYCE. The DYCE sample frame includes all women ages 18-24 that completed the SHIMS3 interview, consented to follow-up for potential future research, and provided a phone number. Between March 16, 2024 – April 8, 2024, 326 participants consented and completed the baseline survey, and 321 consented to bi-weekly participation. Beginning April 10, 2024, these 321 participants were called bi-weekly to answer questions about socio-demographics, pregnancy and contraception, relationships, sexual activity and HIV.
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