Women’s perspectives on long-acting reversible contraception: a critical scoping review of qualitative research

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dc.citation.issue6
dc.citation.volume61
dc.contributor.authorMorison T
dc.contributor.authorEagar D
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-20T01:38:25Z
dc.date.available2021-07-03
dc.date.available2023-11-20T01:38:25Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-18
dc.descriptionMorison T, Eagar D, "Women's perspectives on long-acting reversible contraception: a critical scoping review of qualitative research" First published in "Women & Health" July 3, 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2021.1927284
dc.description.abstractLong-acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) has significant promise both from a public health outlook and a social justice perspective. However, if women’s empowerment is to be supported, then perspectives and experiences of LARC must be considered. This scoping review assesses research about contraceptive users’ perspectives and experiences of contraceptive decision-making and practices. A content analysis was conducted to identify research trends in qualitative studies of contraceptive-user perspectives (n = 54), located by means of a systematic search. Interpreting findings through a reproductive justice lens, three main limitations in the scholarship were identified, viz., (1) an instrumentalist, individual-level focus; (2) a lack of consideration for diverse perspectives; and (3) an uncritical focus on young women. While the small body of qualitative research on LARC offers some valuable insights, when viewed from a sexual and reproductive justice perspective, it is not sufficiently user-centered or grounded within the reproductive politics surrounding contraceptive care and provision. Research is needed that draws on appropriate social theory; widens its focus beyond dominant groups; and is cognizant of the multi-level power relations surrounding LARC. Such work provides a nuanced picture of the complex social and contextual factors at play and inform person-centered approaches in sexual and reproductive health policy and programming.
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dc.format.extent527 - 541
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dc.identifier.citationWOMEN & HEALTH, 2021, 61 (6), pp. 527 - 541
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03630242.2021.1927284
dc.identifier.eissn1541-0331
dc.identifier.elements-id445407
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn0363-0242
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/17235
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Group LLC
dc.relation.isPartOfWOMEN & HEALTH
dc.rights(c) The author/s CC BY-NC-ND
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectLong-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
dc.subjectqualitative research
dc.subjectreproductive justice
dc.subjectscoping review
dc.subjectservice-user perspectives
dc.subjectwomen&#8217
dc.subjects health
dc.subject.anzsrc1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
dc.subject.anzsrc1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.anzsrc1699 Other Studies in Human Society
dc.titleWomen’s perspectives on long-acting reversible contraception: a critical scoping review of qualitative research
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Psychology
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