Family planning knowledge and use among women in camps for internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kisindja, R.M.; Kimona, Christophe; Etoy, Modestine; Dorme, Florby; Benfield, Nerys

doi:10.1002/ijgo.12220

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“…With respect to reproductive health, poor awareness of relevant information was not only found among women; health providers are also inadequately knowledgeable about the guidelines for reproductive health interventions in displacement [46,47]. Religious, cultural, and financial factors also play a role in attitudes toward contraceptive usage among African women [41][42][43][44][45]. Existing studies conducted among displaced adolescents in Africa support this, demonstrating that misconceptions about contraceptives cause adolescents to refrain from using them [59].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nine studies explored reproductive health as their key focus, with five focused on family planning [41][42][43][44][45], two focused on the impact of education on the use of reproductive health services [46,47], one concentrated on the effect of armed conflict on access to health services, access to rights, and women's perceptions of sexual and reproductive health with research conducted in Burundi and northern Uganda [48], and one explored HIV infection among displaced women [49]. Kinyinda [34] and Kim et al [38], who primarily focused on mental health, also looked at the effect of reproductive health issues on the mental health of displaced women.…”

Section: Sexual and Reproductive Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Unmet needs for contraceptives was another area of reproductive health explored in three studies. A study examining family planning knowledge and use among women in camps in DRC identified that 65 out of 155 women surveyed reported having an unintended pregnancy mostly because of extramarital affairs or casual sexual relationships [41]. Most women reported that they had received information on contraception and had a moderate knowledge of modern contraceptive methods.…”

Section: Sexual and Reproductive Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Of this number, only a few women had used contraceptives. Contraceptive knowledge among female camp residents was moderate, however actual usage was low, predominantly for lack of interest, although additional reason given were insufficient knowledge, religious reasons, and partner refusal [41]. More than 40% of women had experienced an unplanned pregnancy, with a history of abortion associated with non-use of contraceptives [41].…”

Section: Sexual and Reproductive Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Scoping Review of the Health of Conflict-Induced Internally Displaced Women in Africa

Amodu

Richter

Salami

2020

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Armed conflict and internal displacement of persons create new health challenges for women in Africa. To outline the research literature on this population, we conducted a review of studies exploring the health of internally displaced persons (IDP) women in Africa. In collaboration with a health research librarian and a review team, a search strategy was designed that identified 31 primary research studies with relevant evidence. Studies on the health of displaced women have been conducted in South- Central Africa, including Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); and in Eastern, East central Africa, and Western Africa, including Eritrea, Uganda, and Sudan, Côte d’Ivoire, and Nigeria. We identified violence, mental health, sexual and reproductive health, and malaria and as key health areas to explore, and observed that socioeconomic power shifts play a crucial role in predisposing women to challenges in all four categories. Access to reproductive health services was influenced by knowledge, geographical proximity to health services, spousal consent, and affordability of care. As well, numerous factors affect the mental health of internally displaced women in Africa: excessive care-giving responsibilities, lack of financial and family support to help them cope, sustained experiences of violence, psychological distress, family dysfunction, and men’s chronic alcoholism. National and regional governments must recommit to institutional restructuring and improved funding allocation to culturally appropriate health interventions for displaced women.

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Section: Sexual and Reproductive Healthmentioning

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Section: Sexual and Reproductive Healthmentioning

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A Scoping Review of the Health of Conflict-Induced Internally Displaced Women in Africa

Amodu

Richter

Salami

2020

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“…The MISP for rape victims also covers humanitarian emergencies that uproot communities and disrupt norms of care. 208 The Democratic Republic of the Congo 209 and Somalia 210 are especially affected, and women displaced by conflict remain highly vulnerable to unintended pregnancy and thus to unsafe abortion.…”

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From Unsafe to Safe Abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa: Slow but Steady Progress

Bankole¹,

Remez²,

Owolabi³

et al. 2020

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This report represents the first comprehensive compilation of information about abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa and its four subregions. It offers a panorama of this hard-to-measure practice by assembling data on the incidence and safety of abortion, the extent to which the region’s laws restrict abortion, and how these laws have changed between 2000 and 2019. Many countries in this region have incrementally broadened the legal grounds for abortion, improved the safety of abortions, and increased the quality and reach of postabortion care. There is still much progress to be made, however, including enabling the region’s women to avoid unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions. The report concludes with recommendations for a broad range of actors to improve the sexual and reproductive health and autonomy of the region’s 255 million women of reproductive age.

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Individual and contextual determinants of early access to post-rape care: A retrospective cohort study of 4048 women in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2014 to 2019

Guerschom,

Alexandre,

Armelle

2024

Journal of Epidemiology and Population Health

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Family planning knowledge and use among women in camps for internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cited by 15 publications

References 7 publications

A Scoping Review of the Health of Conflict-Induced Internally Displaced Women in Africa

A Scoping Review of the Health of Conflict-Induced Internally Displaced Women in Africa

From Unsafe to Safe Abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa: Slow but Steady Progress

Individual and contextual determinants of early access to post-rape care: A retrospective cohort study of 4048 women in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2014 to 2019

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