“They destroy the reproductive system”: exploring the belief that modern contraceptive use causes infertility

E Sedlander, JB Bingenheimer… - Studies in family …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A common reason for nonuse of modern contraceptives is concern about side effects and
health complications. This article provides a detailed characterization of the belief that …

A qualitative exploration of factors explaining non-uptake of hormonal contraceptives among adolescent girls in rural Ghana: the adolescent girls' perspective

EA Boamah-Kaali, FEF Mevissen… - Open Access Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Adolescent pregnancy remains a public health concern globally. The use of
hormonal contraceptive methods are proven ways of preventing pregnancies and in turn …

Does the belief that contraceptive use causes infertility actually affect use? Findings from a social network study in Kenya

E Sedlander, JB Bingenheimer, S Lahiri… - Studies in family …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The belief that contraceptive use causes infertility has been documented across sub‐
Saharan Africa, but its quantitative association with actual contraceptive use has not been …

Messages around contraceptive use and implications in rural Malawi

M Bornstein, S Huber-Krum, M Kaloga… - Culture, Health & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The unmet need for contraception in Malawi remains high, despite progress increasing
knowledge and access over the past two decades. Understanding the reasons for this unmet …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences in perceived benefits of and barriers to use of modern contraceptive methods in rural Malawi

S Huber-Krum, AH Norris - International perspectives on sexual …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CONTEXT: Despite the extensive literature on women's perceptions about contraceptive
methods, distinctions between specific methods have rarely been investigated, men have …

Inadequate birth spacing is perceived as riskier than all family planning methods, except sterilization and abortion, in a qualitative study among urban Nigerians

HM Schwandt, J Skinner, LE Hebert, L Cobb… - BMC women's …, 2017 - Springer
Background Fertility is high in Nigeria and contraceptive use is low. Little is known about
how urban Nigerians perceive the risk of contraceptive use in relation to pregnancy and …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived barriers of using modern family planning methods among women in Jordan: a qualitative study

KK Shattnawi, YS Khader, N Al-Sheyab… - … Journal of Community …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Some cultural and social factors may discourage the use of modern family
planning (MFP) methods. The purpose of this study was to better understand the barriers …

[PDF][PDF] Community-level influences on women's experience of intimate partner violence and modern contraceptive use in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis of nationally …

SA Adedini, OG Adewole… - AAS Open …, 2021 - aasopenresearch.s3.amazonaws …
Background: Modern contraceptives (MC) are important strategies for reducing unwanted
pregnancies, unsafe abortion and maternal mortality, but MC remains low at 18% in Nigeria …

Contraceptive unmet needs in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review

I Chilinda, A Cooke, DT Lavender - African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2021 - ajol.info
Contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa remains low, with a minimal rise from 23.6% to
28.5% between 2008 and 2015. Unmet needs for contraception remain a public health …

[图书][B] Conflict or consent: Ingo interventions on family planning in West Africa

MC Turner - 2016 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The rise of Tech Billionaires has shifted the models for international philanthropy.
The prevalence of philanthrocapitalism provoked by the fortunes and idealism of tycoons …