ArticleStudies in family planning2018
"They Destroy the Reproductive System": Exploring the Belief that Modern Contraceptive Use Causes Infertility.
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- Perceived drivers of teenage pregnancies and barriers to utilization of contraceptive methods among adolescents in Rwanda: perspectives of adolescents and healthcare providers.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2026Article
- An in-depth interview study of women's perspectives on the effects of contraceptive use on future fertility in Ethiopia and Kenya.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2025Article
- Hormonal Contraception and Endometrial Thickness in IVF/ICSI Cycles: A Multicentre Historical Cohort Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Article
- Improving contraceptive agency through peer social support: findings from a longitudinal qualitative evaluation of the I-CAN intervention in Uganda.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
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- Perceptions of women and their partners on postabortion intrauterine contraception: A qualitative study in central Uganda.PloS one · 2025Article
- The Most Common Side Effects, Concerns and Discontinuation Patterns of Oral Contraceptive Pills Among Polish Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2024Article
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- Intimate partner violence influences modern family planning use among married women in Tanzania: cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Psychosocial dimensions of access and their association with contraceptive use and intention to use.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Identifying what contraceptive side effects women are told about during counseling using nationally representative PMA Ethiopia 2019 cross-sectional data.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Why do most young women not take up contraceptives after post-abortion care? An ethnographic study on the effectiveness and quality of contraceptive counselling after PAC in Kilifi County, Kenya.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Article
- Does girls' empowerment predict contraceptive intentions? Evidence from a survey of secondary school girls in Northwest Nigeria.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Article
- The Relationship Between Contraceptive Method Use and Return of Fecundity Among Women Attempting Pregnancy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Demography · 2023Article
- Reproductive health of Syrian refugee women in Lebanon: a descriptive analysis of the Sijilli electronic health records database.BMC women's health · 2023Article
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Abstract
A common reason for nonuse of modern contraceptives is concern about side effects and health complications. This article provides a detailed characterization of the belief that modern contraceptives cause infertility, and an examination of how this belief arises and spreads, and why it is so salient. We conducted focus group discussions and key informant interviews in three rural communities along Kenya's eastern coast, and identified the following themes: (1) the belief that using modern contraception at a young age or before childbirth can make women infertile is widespread; (2) according to this belief, the most commonly used methods in the community were linked to infertility; (3) when women observe other women who cannot get pregnant after using modern contraceptives, they attribute the infertility to the use of contraception; (4) within the communities, the primary goal of marriage is childbirth and thus community approval is rigidly tied to childbearing; and, therefore (5) the social consequences of infertility are devastating. These findings may help inform the design of programs to address this belief and reduce unmet need.
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