Understanding quality of contraceptive services from women's perspectives in Gujarat, India: a focus group study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Understanding quality of contraceptive care from clients' perspectives is critical to ensuring acceptable and non-harmful services, yet little qualitative research has been dedicated to this topic. India's history of using incentives to promote contraceptive use, combined with reports of unsafe conditions in sterilisation camps, make a focus on quality important. The study objective was to understand women's experiences with and preferences for contraceptive counselling and care in the public sector in India.

Design

Qualitative study using eight focus group discussions (FGDs). FGDs were thematically analysed using a framework approach.

Setting

Rural and urban areas in one district in Gujarat.

Participants

31 sterilisation and 42 reversible contracept

SUBMITTER: Holt K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8491289 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature