Safety of tubal ligation by minilaparotomy provided by clinical officers versus assistant medical officers: study protocol for a noninferiority randomized controlled trial in Tanzanian women

DiscussionIf no major safety issues are identified, the data from this trial may facilitate changes in the Tanzanian government ’s regulations, allowing appropriately trained COs to provide tubal ligation by minilaparotomy. Positive findings may have broader implications. Task shifting to provide long-acting contraceptives, if proven safe, may be an effective approach to increasing contraceptive access in low- and middle-i ncome countries.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov,NCT02944149. Registered on 14 October 2016.
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