Barriers to contraceptive use among secondary school adolescents in Gedeo zone, South Ethiopia: a formative qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess barriers to contraceptive use among secondary school adolescents in Gedeo zone, South Ethiopia, in 2021.

Design

A grounded theory approach to the qualitative study was conducted between December 2020 and April 2021 in Gedeo zone, South Ethiopia.

Setting

The study was conducted in two urban and four rural schools, in Gedeo zone; Gedeo zone is one of the 14 zones in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia.

Participants

The study involved 24 in-depth interviews with secondary school adolescents and 28 key informants. The interviews were conducted with students, school counsellors, Kebele youth association coordinators, zonal child, adolescent, and youth officers, health workers, and non-governmental organisation wor

SUBMITTER: Wondimagegne YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10069515 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature