Family Planning Self-Care for Reproductive Justice: Understanding Contraceptive Decision-Making among Couples in Niger

Jean Christophe Fotso, EVIHDAF
John G. Cleland, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Elihou O. Adje, EVIHDAF
Dieudonne Bidashimwa, FHI 360
Hadiza Kadri, EVIHDAF
Souleymane Amadou G, GRADE Africa

Family planning (FP) self-care, broadly defined as accessing FP information and products without visiting a health care provider, can help improve equity for hard-to-reach and underserved populations. The goal of this study is to examine the extent to which husbands are facilitators or obstacles to contraceptive adoption and continued use. We use data from matched monogamous couples to assess spousal consistency on key variables, and to examine the predictors of contraceptive use. Qualitative data is employed to further xxxx. Results show that xxxx. We conclude that xxxx