ArticleHealth care for women international2016
Barriers to Intrauterine Device Uptake in a Rural Setting in Ghana.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of postpartum contraceptive use among women in low- and middle-income countries.Reproductive health · 2019Pooled it
- Provider and lay perspectives on intra-uterine contraception: a global review.Reproductive health · 2017Pooled it
- Cultural adaptation and psychometric assessment of acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility measures for family planning interventions among midwives and nurses in Ghana.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Factors influencing an intention to use intrauterine device among family planning users in Southwestern Ethiopia.Primary health care research & development · 2026Article
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- Evaluation of immediate and sustained effects of transitioning quality long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) services to public sector health facilities in Ghana: a pre-post intervention study.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Ethical implications of the widespread use of informal mHealth methods in Ghana.Journal of medical ethics · 2024Article
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- Why intrauterine device (IUD) utilization is low in southwestern Ethiopia. A mixed-method study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Article
- Knowledge, beliefs and practices of nurses with long-acting reversible contraception, Cape Town.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
- Using machine learning to understand determinants of IUD use in India: Analyses of the National Family Health Surveys (NFHS-4).SSM - population health · 2022Article
- Barriers and Enablers Influencing Women's Adoption and Continuation of Vaginally Inserted Contraceptive Methods: A Literature Review.Studies in family planning · 2022Review
- Determinants of contraceptive use among women 0-23 months postpartum in Kitui County, Kenya: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
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- Ensuring sufficient service capacity for removals of long-acting reversible contraceptives: a mixed-method study of provider experiences in Senegal.Gates open research · 2022Article
- Cross-sectional assessment of government health center needs to implement long-acting reversible contraception services in rural Rwanda.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Fear of infertility limits contraceptive usage among first-time mothers in Ghana: A cross-sectional study.SAGE open medicine · 2021Article
- Improving post-partum family planning services provided by female community health volunteers in Nepal: a mixed methods study.BMC health services research · 2020Article
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Abstract
Long-acting reversible contraception is an underutilized method in low-resource areas. Our study aims to: (a) assess knowledge and attitudes around contraception; (b) identify barriers to intrauterine device (IUD) uptake; and (c) develop interventions to address this gap in contraceptive care. We conducted focus group discussions with pregnant, postpartum, and reproductive-aged women, males, and health care workers in rural Ghana. Lack of IUD-specific knowledge, provider discomfort with insertion, and incomplete contraceptive counseling contribute to lack of IUD use. Participant- and provider-related barriers contribute to poor uptake of IUDs within the community. Targeted interventions are necessary to improve IUD use.
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