The purpose of the research was to investigate Malian youth‘s attitudes and opinions about Family Planning (FP), barriers to contraceptive use, and suggestions for FP programming. Qualitative data were collected in focus group discussions (FGD) held with 95 females and males ages 18–24 in the district towns of Kita, Kolokani, Mopti, Sikasso, and Tombouctou. Qualitative thematic content analysis techniques were used to analyze the data. Benefits of FP use were acknowledged; however, it was still considered a taboo topic, especially for unmarried youth. This makes it difficult for youth to access information and services. Many participants expressed a desire to learn more about FP, though they underscored the need for confidential and discret...
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Abstract Background Malawi has made progress in increasing its overall modern contraceptive prevalen...
The present study analyses the factors affecting contraceptive use and method choice among young wom...
This paper reports on the findings of the Women's Studies Project, a five-year research effort condu...
This paper examines male attitudes towards family planning in Sub-Saharan Africa. Studying attitudes...
We analyze here the outcome of focus group discussions and individual interviews conducted in Mali a...
Socially constructed ideas of gender norms and values attached to sexuality need to be considered wh...
The global community continues to increase at alarming rates. October 2011 marked the world’s popula...
L'objectif principal vise par PSI/Mali en diffusant des messages dans le cadre de la communication e...
Francophone West Africa has the highest fertility rates in the world and low contraceptive prevalenc...
Background: Utilization of contraceptives remains low in several countries in sub-Saharan Africa des...
Francophone West Africa has the highest fertility rates in the world and low contraceptive prevalenc...
Abstract Background High total fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Mali are leading to population gr...
Qualitative research was carried out in central Mali to inform the development of curricula for an i...
This review presents evidence about the impact of mass media and digital media on young people’s fam...
Background: Namibia bears a large burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and the youth are d...
Abstract Background Malawi has made progress in increasing its overall modern contraceptive prevalen...
The present study analyses the factors affecting contraceptive use and method choice among young wom...
This paper reports on the findings of the Women's Studies Project, a five-year research effort condu...