“So that's why I'm scared of these methods”: Locating contraceptive side effects in embodied life circumstances in Burundi and eastern Democratic Republic of the …

J Schwarz, M Dumbaugh, W Bapolisi… - Social Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Contraceptive side effects (SE) are often portrayed as either unproblematic trade-offs for
pregnancy prevention or misconceptions and fears that negatively affect individuals' …

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 …

The role of partners, parents and friends in shaping young women's reproductive choices in Peri-urban Nairobi: a qualitative study

A Zinke-Allmang, A Bhatia, K Gorur, R Hassan… - Reproductive health, 2023 - Springer
Background Contraceptive use among young women in Nairobi remains low despite high
general knowledge of family planning (FP) methods. This paper draws on social norms …

'They will be like a person with a disease': a qualitative investigation of variation in contraceptive side-effect experiences in Central Oromia, Ethiopia

R Stevens, E Gurmu, A Negash, E Ewart… - Journal of Biosocial …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Contraceptive side effects are consistently given as the main reason why women are
dissatisfied with contraception or choose not to use it. However, why some women suffer …

Perceptıon scale of barrıers to contraceptıve use: a methodologıcal study

S Sen, A Cetinkaya, A Cavuslar - Fertility research and practice, 2017 - Springer
Background The objective of this study was to design and develop the Perception Scale of
Barriers to Contraceptive Use (PSBCU) as a measurement tool for the qualitative …

Healthcare provider interaction and other predictors of long‐acting reversible contraception adoption among women in Nigeria

N Kalra, J Ayankola, S Babalola - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To test the association between healthcare provider communication and adoption
of long‐acting reversible contraception (LARC) among women in Nigeria. Methods The …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of community pharmacists' knowledge and counselling practices on oral contraceptives use. J CONTEMP STUD EPIDEMIOL PUBLIC HEALTH …

AE Ipingbemi, OO Ajanaku, OT Umaru - Journal of Contemporary …, 2023 - academia.edu
The consequences of unwanted pregnancy are a public health concern and the knowledge
of pharmacists on contraceptives is important being the most accessed healthcare provider …

[PDF][PDF] Contraceptive use and quality of life among women of reproductive age, attending a general outpatient clinic in a Nigerian tertiary hospital

TO Salam, OA Mosuro, SA Muyibi… - International Journal of …, 2020 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT Background: In Sub-Saharan Africa, unplanned pregnancies, sexually
transmitted infections (STIs) and low use of modern contraceptives are major reproductive …

Assessment of community pharmacists' knowledge and counselling practices on oral contraceptives use

EI Aduke, OO Ajanaku… - Journal of Contemporary …, 2023 - search.proquest.com
The consequences of unwanted pregnancy are a public health concern and the knowledge
of pharmacists on contraceptives is important being the most accessed healthcare provider …

The Gendered Medicalized Body, Social Representations, and Symbolic Violence: Experiences of Brazilian Women with Artificial Contraceptive Methods

A Roso, S Seidmann - Social Representations for the Anthropocene: Latin …, 2021 - Springer
In this chapter, I want to present two theoretical approaches that can shed light on the
phenomenon of the medicalization of women's bodies–Social Representations Theory …