Provider perspectives on contraceptive service delivery: findings from a qualitative study in Johannesburg, South Africa.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Healthcare providers' skills and attitudes are both barriers and facilitators of contraceptive uptake. In South Africa, migration of healthcare workers and the demands of the HIV epidemic have also contributed to inequitable access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care. Yet, the country has committed to achieving universal access to SRH services. We explored healthcare provider's opinions and attitudes on provision of contraceptive services in public facilities, their personal use of methods, and their thoughts on the recent integration of new contraceptive methods in their facilities. METHODS:We conducted a phenomenological, qualitative study in 2017 at an outpatient, public HIV treatment clinic and two primary healthcare clinics (PHCs) in Johannesburg, South Africa. We

SUBMITTER: Lince-Deroche N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7035764 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature