ArticleStudies in family planning2021
Family Planning Beliefs and Their Association with Contraceptive Use Dynamics: Results from a Longitudinal Study in Uganda.
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- Prevalence and determinants of modern contraception use among persons with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2025Pooled it
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- Prevalence and Impact of Contraceptive Misconceptions Among Married Women in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Using causal loop diagrams to examine the interrelationships between factors influencing family planning utilisation in urban east central Uganda.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Uptake and correlates of modern contraceptive use among women aged 15-49 years in Botswana; evidence from the Botswana demographic survey 2017.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2025Article
- Intention to use modern contraceptives among current nonusers of reproductive age in Uganda.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Relationship Dynamics and Young Women's Contraceptive Use.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2024Article
- Attitudes toward sexual and reproductive health and rights and their associations with reproductive agency: a population-based cross-sectional study in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Zimbabwe.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2024Article
- Discontinuation of family planning use among women of reproductive age in Rwanda: analysis from three Rwandan Demographic Health Survey (RDHS) 2010-2020.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic determinants of male contraceptive use in South Africa: a secondary analysis of the 2016 SADHS data.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Scoping review of qualitative studies on family planning in Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Social context of contraceptive use transition among sexually active women in Zambia (1992-2018): A decomposition analysis.PloS one · 2024Article
- Pregnancy Desirability and Motivational Readiness for Postpartum Contraceptive Use: Findings from Population-Based Surveys in Eight Sub-Saharan African Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Perceptions of indigenous ugandan men on the use of long acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) by rural women.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2023Article
- Assessing the Suitability of Unmet Need as a Proxy for Access to Contraception and Desire to Use It.Studies in family planning · 2023Article
- Unmet Family Planning Need Globally: A Clarion Call for Sharpening Current Research Frame Works.Open access journal of contraception · 2023Article
- Understanding the contextual and cultural influences on women's modern contraceptive use in East Uganda: A qualitative study.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Measuring experiences and concerns surrounding contraceptive induced side-effects in a nationally representative sample of contraceptive users: Evidence from PMA Ethiopia.Contraception: X · 2022Article
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Abstract
Norms and beliefs toward contraception, both positive and negative, motivate contraceptive use; however, they have seldom been explored longitudinally in low- and middle-income countries, limiting our understanding of their influence on contraceptive dynamics. We used PMA2020 Uganda national longitudinal data of reproductive aged women in 2018 (baseline) and 2019 (follow-up) to explore discontinuation and switching among modern contraceptive users at baseline (n = 688) and contraceptive use at follow-up among nonusers at baseline (n = 1,377). Multivariable simple and multinomial logistic regressions assessed the association of individual and community-level contraceptive beliefs with contraceptive uptake, discontinuation and switching. One-quarter of nonusers at baseline were using contraception at follow-up, while 37 percent of users at baseline had discontinued and 28 percent had switched methods at follow-up. The odds of contraceptive uptake were lower among women who strongly agreed that contraception impacted future fertility or caused conflict within a couple, relative to those who strongly disagreed (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 0.7 and aOR: 0.6, respectively), but higher among women who strongly agreed that contraception preserved beauty (aOR: 1.6). Women who strongly agreed that it was acceptable to use contraception before having children were less likely to discontinue their method than those who strongly disagreed (adjusted relative risk ratio (aRRR): 0.5), though living in a community where more women agreed with this statement was associated with higher discontinuation (aRRR: 6.0). Family planning programs that promote positive beliefs toward family planning could improve contraceptive uptake and continuation. More research is needed to understand how contraceptive beliefs shape contraceptive decisions across the life course.
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