ArticleReproductive health2021
Family planning for women with severe mental illness in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study.
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- Barriers and facilitators to sexual and reproductive healthcare access for women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A qualitative systematic review and meta-aggregation.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Exploring unintended pregnancy journeys among women with psychiatric vulnerability using interpretative phenomenological analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
- Contraceptive utilization and associated factors among reproductive age women attending psychiatric outpatient services, at northwest Amhara regional referral hospitals, Ethiopia.AJOG global reports · 2025Article
- Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Provided to Women Diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness: Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Contraceptive use and counselling in women with mental illness: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2025Article
- Family planning knowledge, use, and associated factors among women with mental illness and epilepsy in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Contraceptive use in women with mental illness in Soweto, South Africa.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2024Article
- Contraceptive use among women with severe mental illness at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Northern Uganda.Women's health (London, England)Article
- Contraceptive practices among spouses of individuals with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study.Industrial psychiatry journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFamily planning is a crucial issue for all women of reproductive age, but in women with severe mental illness (SMI), there may be particular challenges and concerns. As primary care-based mental health services are expanding in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there is an opportunity to improve family planning services for women with SMI. However, research exploring unmet family planning needs of women with SMI in such settings is scarce. Therefore, the present study explored the family planning experiences and preferences of women with SMI who reside in a predominantly rural area of Ethiopia.
methodsA qualitative study was conducted. Women with SMI who were participating in the ongoing population-based cohort study in Butajira were selected purposively based on their responses to a quantitative survey of current family planning utilisation. In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 women with SMI who were of reproductive age. Audio files were transcribed in Amharic, translated into English and analysed thematically.
resultsParticipants reported pervasive effects of SMI upon the intimate relationships and sexual lives of women. Although women with SMI felt that family planning was important, they had limited knowledge of family planning generally, and a lack of understanding of the specific family planning needs relevant to having SMI. None of the women with SMI in the present study had received any recommendations to use family planning services while accessing mental health care services. The participants identified ways in which primary care-based mental health services could better meet their family planning needs.
conclusionsThis study provided in-depth perspectives from women with SMI about the broader context of their family planning experience, needs, barriers and how integrated primary care services could better meet their needs. Empowerment of women with SMI to access information and services needs to be an important focus of future efforts to improve the reproductive experiences of this vulnerable group.
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