Family planning decision-making in relation to psychiatric disorders in women: a qualitative focus group study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies revealed an elevated likelihood of unintended pregnancies among women with psychiatric disorders compared to their counterparts without such vulnerability. Despite the importance of understanding family planning decision-making in this group, qualitative inquiries are lacking. This study explored family planning decisions among women with psychiatric disorders.

Methods

Utilizing a qualitative approach, three focus group discussions were conducted with purposive sampling: women with a history of unintended pregnancies (N = 3), women without children (N = 5), and women with a history of intended pregnancies (N = 9), all of whom had self-reported psychiatric disorders. Using thematic framework analysis, we investigated the themes "Shadow of the past,"

SUBMITTER: Ahmad SAIH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11221133 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature