How Do We Measure Contraceptive Method Preferences? Evidence From a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Despite the growing interest in person-centered measures for family planning and the importance of reproductive preferences, little is known about the measurement of contraceptive preferences. Population surveys have implicitly assumed that contracepting people have achieved their method of choice. In this scoping review, we explored how contraceptive method preferences have been defined and measured in different settings. We included 55 articles focused on measuring people's preferred method of contraception or preferred attributes of contraception. Thirty-seven articles were conducted in high-income countries (HIC), five in upper-middle-income countries (UMIC), and thirteen in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Sixteen articles measured preferences for specific methods of contracep

SUBMITTER: Cardona C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12501706 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature