Effects of Postpartum Family Planning Counselling on Contraceptives Knowledge, Attitude and Intention Among Women Attending a General Hospital in The Gambia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

PPFP counselling during the postpartum period and before the discharge of women from the hospital may improve knowledge, attitude and intention to use contraceptives and, therefore, increase the likelihood of contraceptive uptake and thus prevent unwanted and closely spaced pregnancies.