ArticleSSM. Qualitative research in health2022
Navigating family planning access during Covid-19: A qualitative study of young women's access to information, support and health services in peri-urban Nairobi.
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- COVID-19 and Contraceptive Use in Two African Countries: Examining Conflicting Pressures on Women.Population and development review · 2024Article
- Barriers to Family Planning Service Utilization in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2023Article
- The role of partners, parents and friends in shaping young women's reproductive choices in Peri-urban Nairobi: a qualitative study.Reproductive health · 2023Article
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- Ethical and methodological reflections: Digital storytelling of self-care with students during the COVID-19 pandemic at a South African University.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- The role of social norms on adolescent family planning in rural Kilifi county, Kenya.PloS one · 2023Article
- Use of digital media for family planning information by women and their social networks in Kenya: A qualitative study in peri-urban Nairobi.Frontiers in sociology · 2022Article
- Factors Influencing Modern Family Planning Utilization and Barriers in Women of Reproductive Age in the Iringa Region, Tanzania: A Mixed-Methods Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
The COVID-19 response has profoundly affected women's access to family planning services in Kenya. While prior studies have shown how the COVID-19 response created barriers to accessing family planning (FP) services, less is known about how the pandemic affected the normative influence that partners, peers, and health providers exert on women's FP choices. In this qualitative study, we interviewed 16 women (aged 18-25 years), 10 men in partnerships with women, and 14 people in women's social networks across 7 low-income wards in Nairobi, Kenya. Our findings suggest that COVID-19 response measures changed the contexts of normative influence on FP: financial insecurity, increased time at home with husbands or parents, and limited access to seek the support of health workers, friends, and other people in their social network affected how women negotiated FP access and use within their homes. Our study underscores the importance of ensuring FP is an essential service in a pandemic, and of developing health programs that change norms about FP to address the gendered burden of negotiating FP during COVID-19 and beyond.
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