An Investigation into Long-acting Reversible Contraception: Use, Awareness, and Associated Factors

Zendehdel, Mojgan; Jahanfar, Shayesteh; Hamzehgardeshi, Zainab; Fooladi, Ensieh

doi:10.29333/ejeph/7837

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“…This was contrary to the study done by Zendehdel et al [44] in Iraq which found that men and women had knowledge about contraceptive and LARCs.…”

Section: Family Planning Methodscontrasting

confidence: 96%

Strategies to enhance indigenous men’s support for utilisation of LARCs among women in Kiboga and Rubanda districts in Uganda

Arineitwe,

Mphuthi

2023

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Globally, unintended pregnancies pose a significant public health concern, affecting several women in low- and middle-income nations, with an estimated annual incidence of 74 million. The African continent is responsible for around 25% of unwanted pregnancies worldwide. Unintended pregnancies may result in many health-related issues for both mothers and children including deaths. The use of family planning methods, especially long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), is one of the effective approaches to mitigating maternal mortality, especially those resulting from effects of unplanned pregnancies. The LARCs help women delay pregnancies and enable them to have longer birth intervals between childbirths but the uptake of those methods in Uganda, is hindered by the lack of men’s support. The aim of this qualitative research study was to gain insight into the perceptions and belief systems of indigenous Ugandan men living in the Rubanda and Kiboga districts of Uganda on the use of LARCs to develop appropriate strategies for increasing male support of methods. Purposive sampling was used to select 50 participants for focus group interviews and individual interviews and 25 participants for individual interviews. The participants were exclusively married men or those in with female sexual partners between the ages of 20 and 49 years. Semi-structured interview guide for both in-depth individual and focus group interviews were used. Data analysis was done by transcribing the interviews, sorting the field notes, organizing, and storing the data, listening to recordings, and reading field notes for patterns related to the perceptions. The patterns were coded and categorised to build the theme emerging on the phenomenon. The study established negative perceptions and belief systems among rural indigenous Ugandan men regarding the use of LARCs by their wives, which acted as barriers to utilisation. These included fear of side effects, desires, and cultural and religious beliefs. The study recommended four strategies to address negative perceptions and belief systems. They include strengthening Social Behavioural Change Communication (SBCC)and LARCs service delivery to address the perception and beliefs resulting from limited knowledge and poor service delivery for LARCs.

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“…This was contrary to the study done by Zendehdel et al [44] in Iraq which found that men and women had knowledge about contraceptive and LARCs.…”

Section: Family Planning Methodscontrasting

confidence: 96%

Strategies to enhance indigenous men’s support for utilisation of LARCs among women in Kiboga and Rubanda districts in Uganda

Arineitwe,

Mphuthi

2023

Preprint

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“…Those in the younger age group (18–40-year-olds) with younger partners (18–40-year-olds) were educated beyond a high school diploma with no history of unwanted pregnancy (58%) and also were less likely to use LARC. [ 16 ]…”

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Contraceptive knowledge, prevalence of contraception use, and the association between sex education and contraception knowledge among university students in Michigan, USA

Jahanfar,

Zendehdel

2024

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: The danger of sexual activities among adolescents is worrisome worldwide. This study aimed to delineate total contraception knowledge of university students and the prevalence of contraceptive use, in addition to the association between sex education in school and the students’ contraception knowledge. Materials and Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was carried out. Results: The mean total level of contraceptive knowledge was 16.53 ± 2.38, which ranged from 5 to 18. In response to which method was the most suitable for the youngsters, 36.3% responded pills, 49.2% condoms, 6.3% injection, 0.7% withdrawal, 0.5% periodic abstinence, and 5.9% other. Adjusted to sociodemographic characteristics and other confounders, students with a history of sex education in school tended to have a higher level of contraceptive knowledge than those without [AOR: 1.06; 95% CI: 0.15, 2.64]. Moreover, adjusted to the characteristics of one-night stands, students with a high level of contraceptive knowledge agreed that one-night stands were OK compared with those without the knowledge [AOR: 0.65; 95% CI: 0.16, 1.13]. Conclusion: Although the total contraceptive knowledge was satisfactory, more attention should be paid to male students’ education. Modern and long-term effective contraceptive methods had better be included in the training program.

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Raoufi

Ghobadi

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An Investigation into Long-acting Reversible Contraception: Use, Awareness, and Associated Factors

Cited by 6 publications

References 29 publications

Strategies to enhance indigenous men’s support for utilisation of LARCs among women in Kiboga and Rubanda districts in Uganda

Strategies to enhance indigenous men’s support for utilisation of LARCs among women in Kiboga and Rubanda districts in Uganda

Contraceptive knowledge, prevalence of contraception use, and the association between sex education and contraception knowledge among university students in Michigan, USA

Biologically active tetrazole scaffolds: Catalysis in magnetic nanocomposites

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