Initiation of effective postpartum contraceptive use in public hospitals in Guatemala

Bibliographic Data

ID14967264
AuthorsEdgar Kestler (Hospital General San Juan de Dios, corresponding author), Maria del Rosario Orozco (Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance), Silvia Palma (0000-0002-5521-4343, Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance), René Leyva Flores (0000-0001-9523-3349, Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance), Roberto Flores (0000-0003-3623-1495)
Year2011
Volume29
Issue2
Pages103-107
Publication date2011-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1020-49892011000200005
PMID21437367
OpenAlexW2023532504
SCIELO_PIDS1020-49892011000200005
LanguageEN

The overall frequency of initiation of effective postpartum contraceptive use is low in public hospitals in Guatemala. It is higher, however, in hospitals at lower health care levels with strong community ties. Routine data collection revealed specific areas for improvement, particularly the need to enhance health providers' knowledge of medical eligibility criteria for effective contraceptive use postpartum. The priority is to promote the provision of high-quality family-planning and contraceptive services in Guatemala's public health system

Condom · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Obstetrics · Population · Public health · Reproductive health · Research methodology · Sterilization (economics · Global Maternal and Child Health · Male Reproductive Health Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Reproductive Health and Contraception

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