Table 1. Findings from qualitative studies on barriers to family planning use in sub-Saharan Africa.
| Author(s) | Country | Type of barrier | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural norms | Costs associated with FP services | Fear of side effects | Pressure from family members | Lack of knowledge or misinformation | Quality of servicesa | Ambivalence | ||
| Gebremariam and Addissie, 2014 [10]. | Ethiopia | X | X | X | X | |||
| Adongo et al, 2014 [11]. | Ghana | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Adongo et al, 2014 [12]. | Ghana | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Hennick and Madise, 2005 [13]. | Malawi | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| John, Babalola, and Chipeta, 2015 [14]. | Malawi | X | X | X | X | |||
| Aransiola, Akinyemi, and Fatusi, 2014, [15]. | Nigeria | X | X | X | ||||
| Okwor and Olaseha, 2009 [16]. | Nigeria | X | X | X | ||||
| Diamond-Smith, Campbell, and Madan, 2012 [17]. | Nigeria, Nepal and India | X | X | X | ||||
| Farmer et al, 2015 [18]. | Rwanda | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Kabagenyi et al, 2014 [19]. | Uganda | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Pitorak, Lubaale, and Gurman, 2014 [20]. | Uganda | X | X | X | ||||
| Rossier, Senderowicz, and Soura, 2014 [21] | Burkina Faso | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
a“Quality of services” as a barrier includes limited method choice, stock-outs, long wait times, and poor reception and lack of quality counseling by health staff.