Access to Reproductive Health Services and Maternal Perceptions on Family Planning in an Indigenous Guatemalan Valley
Joint Authors
Lambert, Lauren Ashley
Hatcher, Jeremy Brittingham
Wang, Xinyu
Source
International Journal of Reproductive Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To identify reproductive health barriers and perceptions regarding family planning among mothers in ten rural communities of Guatemala.
Methods.
Data were collected from 85 women in a Nutrition Recuperation Project (NRP) conducted by a freestanding nonprofit clinic in Palajunoj Valley, Guatemala.
All nonpregnant women participating in the NRP were eligible for enrollment in this study, and NRP staff members aided in their enrollment.
Participants were interviewed and data were entered into a structured questionnaire.
Data analysis was conducted using R version 1.1.456.
Results.
After asking participants if they believed fertility is higher on certain days, only 5 women (5.9%) correctly identified these days as occurring in the middle of the menstrual cycle.
35 women (41.2%) practiced some form of family planning, and 27 (31.8%) reported that they do not know of a place where they could obtain a contraceptive method.
Conclusion.
There is a lack of education regarding family planning methods in this valley, and the levels of contraception use are below average for rural Guatemala.
These findings may implicate substantial health risks for women and children in the valley, and they support the pertinence of education-based interventions in the area of reproductive health behaviors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lambert, Lauren Ashley& Hatcher, Jeremy Brittingham& Wang, Xinyu. 2018. Access to Reproductive Health Services and Maternal Perceptions on Family Planning in an Indigenous Guatemalan Valley. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lambert, Lauren Ashley…[et al.]. Access to Reproductive Health Services and Maternal Perceptions on Family Planning in an Indigenous Guatemalan Valley. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lambert, Lauren Ashley& Hatcher, Jeremy Brittingham& Wang, Xinyu. Access to Reproductive Health Services and Maternal Perceptions on Family Planning in an Indigenous Guatemalan Valley. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175676
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1175676