COVID-19 and Contraceptive Use in Two African Countries: Examining Conflicting Pressures on Women.

ABSTRACT: Women in Africa may have experienced conflicting pressures during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the unpredictable nature of the pandemic was prompting some women to delay pregnancies, the pandemic was potentially limiting access to reproductive health services due to supply shortages, fears of virus exposure, and mobility restrictions. In this study, we used longitudinal data from Kenya and Burkina Faso and applied a multilevel perspective to better understand the factors contributing to change or persistence in contraceptive use during the early months of the pandemic. We found a marginal increase in contraceptive uptake in the early days of the pandemic. Multilevel logistic regression results revealed that interpersonal trust and accurate knowledge of COVID-19 precautions were associated

SUBMITTER: Yu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11412435 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature