Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Uptake of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives among Reproductive Women in Kenya

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Uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives has been low among many women in Kenya. This seen a surge the number unplanned pregnancies, which leads to continued poverty due large sizes families. study therefore sought establish socio-cultural factors influencing uptake reproductive age The adopted descriptive cross sectional design. was conducted public hospitals target population included between 18 and 45 years. A sampling formula used identify appropriate sample for respondents. 379 respondents identified were picked through simple random sampling. data collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. analysed statistics SPSS version 26. findings revealed that such as religious believe affected long lasting concluded misconceived social cultural believes, family planning methods/long-acting minimal recommended need government, other stakeholders create awareness education on methods women. There is communities also embrace modern so stimulate their economic development.

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عنوان ژورنال: Lakhomi Journal

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['2774-4728', '2774-311X', '2774-471X']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33258/lakhomi.v3i4.839