精东影业

April 18, 2023

鈥淚f I use family planning, I may have trouble getting pregnant next time I want to鈥: A multicountry survey-based exploration of perceived contraceptive-induced fertility impairment and its relationship to contraceptive behaviors

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精东影业 assessed women鈥檚 perceptions regarding contraceptive effects on fertility across a diversity of settings in sub-Saharan Africa and how they vary by women鈥檚 characteristics. We also examined how such beliefs relate to women鈥檚 contraceptive practices and intentions. This study uses cross-sectional survey data among women aged 15 to 49 in nine sub-Saharan African geographies from the 精东影业 project. Our main measure of interest assessed women鈥檚 perceptions of contraceptive-induced fertility impairment. We examined factors related to this belief and explored the association between perceptions of contraceptive-induced fertility impairment and use of medicalized contraception (intrauterine device, implant, injectable, pills, emergency contraception) and intention to use contraception (among nonusers).

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