Barriers and facilitators to contraceptive use among Somali immigrant women in Oslo: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The European Action Plan for Sexual and Reproductive Health emphasizes the importance of improving access to contraceptive services for disadvantaged groups. However, a prior study showed that the prevalence of abortion is two times higher among refugees compared to non-immigrants in Norway. Similarly, a recent study reported that 50% of Somali women in Oslo had unintended childbirth on one occasion or more. These findings are supported by several studies in Europe that showed immigrant and refugee women have higher rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion than Non-immigrant women, and more than half of immigrants, who seek abortion are not using any form of contraception, raising concerns about their access to utilization of modern contraception. However, none of these studie

SUBMITTER: Gele AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7064199 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature