'It's about time': policymakers' and health practitioners' perspectives on implementing fertility care in the Gambian health system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infertility is a major health issue worldwide, yet very few examples of interventions addressing infertility in the Global South have been documented to date. In The Gambia, West Africa, infertility is recognised as a burden and the health authorities have included it in several health policies and the new National Reproductive Health Strategy however, a detailed operationalisation plan for fertility care has not yet been established. Here, we aim to understand and document the factors that influence the implementation of fertility care in The Gambia.

Methods

We conducted 46 semi-structured interviews with policymakers, implementers, and health practitioners in both the public and private sectors from July to November 2021. The interviews were transcribed, anonymi

SUBMITTER: Afferri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10916196 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature