How women and providers perceive male partner resistance to contraceptives in Western Kenya: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Almost a fifth of Kenyan women who desire to delay or avoid pregnancy are not using modern contraception. The objective of this study is to describe how Kenyan women, healthcare providers, and health policymakers perceive male partner resistance to function as a barrier to women's experiences attempting to obtain contraceptives.

Methods

We used a qualitative description approach to analyze the transcripts from a mixed-methods parent study in Western Kenya. We conducted conventional content analysis on transcripts from 8 focus group discussions with current and former female contraceptive users (n = 55 participants); in-depth interviews with key informants from the healthcare sector (n = 19); a client journey mapping workshop with female current contraceptive users

SUBMITTER: Britton LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485932 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature