Identification of key bottlenecks in human rights-based approach to family planning among HIV-infected women in a resource-restricted setting of Nepal

Purpose Family planning (FP) services through the lens of human rights are not well known in Nepal. This study aims to assess Family Planning 2020: Rights and Empowerment Principles for Family Planning and identify factors affecting contraceptive use among HIV-infected women living in rural Far Western Nepal. Design/methodology/approach This study conducted a cross-sectional survey using self-designed proforma. To assess the association between contraceptive use and independent variables, this study calculated adjusted odd ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) V.20. Findings Only 37.8% of participants had access to full range of contraceptive methods, and only 57.5% of participants received proper counseling. Agency/autonomy, transparency/accountability and voice/participation were practiced by 43.7%, 23.4% and 19.7% of participants, respectively. Husband’s support (AOR = 4.263; 95% CI: 1.640–11.086), availability of FP services in their locality (AOR = 2.497; 95% CI: 1.311–4.754), employment (AOR = 3.499; 95% CI: 1.186–10.328) and postpartum period (AOR = 0.103; 95% CI: 0.023–0.475) were significantly associated with contraceptive use. Research limitations/implications Health-care providers’ and program managers’ perspectives were not examined. Practical implications Findings of this study will be useful for making strategic plan on human rights-based approach to FP. Social implications Expanding access to contraceptive information and services and strengthening autonomy, accountability and participation are key to human rights-based approach to FP. Originality/value This study identified that inadequate counselling, nonavailability of full range of contraceptive methods, low level of autonomy, accountability and participation were key bottlenecks in fulfilling human rights-based approach to FP

Biology · Computer network · Computer security · Environmental health · Family planning · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Human rights · Identification (biology · Key (lock · Political science · Population · Research methodology · Resource (disambiguation · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Computer Science · Global Maternal and Child Health · Law · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Virology

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