Potential user interest in new long-acting contraceptives: Results from a mixed methods study in Burkina Faso and Uganda.

ABSTRACT: Method-related concerns represent an important cause of contraceptive non-use and discontinuation. User preferences must be incorporated into the design of new contraceptive technologies to ensure product success and improve family planning outcomes. We assessed preferences among potential users in Burkina Faso and Uganda for six contraceptive methods currently under development or ready for introduction: a new copper intra-uterine device (IUD), a levonorgestrel intra-uterine system, a new single-rod implant, a biodegradable implant, a longer-acting injectable, and a method of non-surgical permanent contraception. Questions were added to nationally-representative PMA2020 household surveys that asked 2,743 and 2,403 women in Burkina Faso and Uganda, respectively, their interest in using eac

SUBMITTER: Callahan RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538161 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature