Family planning in Southern India
A survey of women's attitudes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15216807 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erin Smith (0000-0001-8381-3098, Christiana Care Health System, corresponding author), Umesh Charantimath (0000-0003-1726-2798, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College), Umesh S Charantimath (Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College), Susan F Wilson (0000-0002-8896-5653, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente at Woodland Hills Medical Center, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA), Matthew Hoffman (0000-0001-8546-3714, Christiana Care Health System), Matthew K Hoffman (Christiana Care Health System) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1022-1033 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399332.2017.1356306 |
| PMID | 28742443 |
| OpenAlex | W2739364099 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
Women were recruited from villages in the Belgaum district of India. Members of the research team obtained consent and led 58 interviews in the local languages. Participants were asked questions covering topics related to postpartum contraceptive counseling, knowledge, and experience; postpartum sexual practice; birth spacing desire and counseling; and interest in long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). Women generally desired 3 years of birth spacing. A majority did not receive counseling regarding postpartum contraception during the prenatal period, although most would have liked to have received such counseling. Those who had made a contraceptive plan during the prenatal period had an odds ratio of 25.2 (95% CI 4.9-128.6, p = 0.00001) for using postpartum contraception. Influences on contraceptive decisions primarily came from friends and family, while information from medical providers was not a major influence. Most women did not believe they could make their own decisions regarding contraception use, but those who did had an adjusted odds ratio of 56 (95% CI 3.4-9161, p = 0.0047) of utilizing postpartum contraception. Women generally liked the idea of LARCs. A large majority of the women surveyed (89.66%) liked the idea of a subdermal contraceptive implant, a method currently unavailable in this region. Ultimately, the women surveyed do have healthy attitudes and goals regarding birth spacing but few utilize effective contraception in order to meet their goals. Further efforts in counseling as well as availability of a wider variety of contraceptive methods, including the subdermal contraceptive implant, may decrease the disparity between desires and practices
Contraceptive implant · Developed country · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Fertility · Gynecology · Logistic regression · Long-acting reversible contraception · Obstetrics · Odds · Population · Research methodology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Contraception
Factors Influencing Continuation of Iud Use in South India
Provider Insights on Barriers and Opportunities for Birth Spacing Utilization in Karnataka, India
Effects of Birth Spacing on Maternal, Perinatal, Infant, and Child Health
Factors Inhibiting the use of Reversible Contraceptive Methods in Rural South India
Reasons for Contraceptive Nonuse among Women Having Unmet Need for Contraception in Developing Countries
Utilization of maternal health care services in Southern India
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |