ARCHES effects on proximal outcomes
Patients who received ARCHES contraceptive counselling were more likely to report receiving a modern contraceptive method at their visit with the provider at exit than those receiving standard-of-care contraceptive counselling (75% among controls vs. 86% among ARCHES participants, From baseline to three- and six-month follow-up, covert use of contraceptives increased significantly within the intervention group (baseline to three-month follow-up 94% relative increase, Awareness of local IPV services increased significantly within both control (baseline to three-month follow-up 24% relative increase, Attitudes justifying IPV and RC decreased significantly at both follow-up time points in both ARCHES treatment and control groups (