Doctors are in the best position to know... : The perceived medicalization of contraceptive method choice in Ibadan and Kaduna, Nigeria

PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

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Article

Schwandt, Hilary M.^1,2  Skinner, Joanna²  Saad, Abdulmumin³  Cobb, Lisa² 

[1] Western Washington Univ, Fairhaven Coll, 516 High St,MS 9118, Bellingham, WA 98225 USA

[2] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Ctr Commun Programs, Baltimore, MD USA

[3] Nigerian Urban Reprod Hlth Initiat, Abuja, Nigeria

关键词: Hormonal contraception;    Service delivery;    Family planning;    Service provision;    Nigeria;    Urban;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.pec.2016.03.026

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: The medicalization and clinic- based distribution of contraceptive methods have been criticized as barriers to increasing levels of contraceptive use in Nigeria and other settings; however, our understanding of how clients themselves perceive the contraceptive method decision-making process is very limited. Methods: Focus group discussions among men and women in Ibadan and Kaduna, Nigeria, were used to examine attitudes and norms surrounding contraceptive method decision-making in September and October of 2010. Results: Choosing a family planning method was presented as a medical decision: best done by a doctor who conducts clinical tests on the client to determine the best, side effect free, contraceptive method for each client. An absolute trust in health professionals, hospitals, and governments to provide safe contraception was evident. Conclusion: The level of medicalization placed on contraceptive method choice by urban Nigerians is problematic, especially since a test that can determine what contraceptive methods will cause side effects in an individual does not exist, and side effects often do occur with contraceptive method use. Practice implications: Provider and client education approaches would help to improve client involvement in contraceptive decision-making and method choice. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

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