A cross-country qualitative study on contraceptive method mix: contraceptive decisionmaking among youth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Youth ages 15 to 24, who comprise a large portion of sub-Saharan Africa, face a higher burden of unmet contraceptive need than adults. Despite increased international and national commitments to improving young people's access to contraception, significant barriers impede their access to a full range of methods. To further explore these barriers among youth in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, we conducted a qualitative study to capture the challenges that affect contraceptive method decisionmaking and complicate youth access to the full method mix.

Methods

To understand factors that impact young people's contraceptive decisionmaking process across all three countries, we conducted a total of 35 focus group discussions with 171 youth ages 15 to 24 and 130 in-depth inter

SUBMITTER: Ouma L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8145785 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature