Understanding the contextual and cultural influences on women's modern contraceptive use in East Uganda: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Unmet need for contraception, defined as the percentage of women who are sexually active and want to avoid, space or limit pregnancies, but are not using a method of contraception, stands at 28.4% of all married women in Uganda. An understanding of women's contraceptive behaviours, and the motivations that drive these, are key to tackling unmet need, by way of designing, implementing and improving family planning programs to effectively meet the needs of different population groups. This qualitative study sought to understand women's contraceptive use and identify strategies to strengthen contraceptive uptake among women in the Busoga region of east Uganda (chosen due to its low contraceptive prevalence of 31.3% and high unmet need of 36.5% among married women of reproductive age). Six foc

SUBMITTER: Namasivayam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10022157 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature