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Revista Iberoamericana de Educación e Investigación en Enfermería

Revista Iberoamericana de Educación e Investigación en Enfermería

ENERO 2022 N° 1 Volumen 12

Barriers perceived for the use of contraceptive methods by women of childbearing age: an integrative review

Section: Reviews

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Rivera-Galvan A, Ortega-Jiménez MC, García-Campos ML, Ramírez-Gómez XS. Barreras percibidas para el uso de métodos anticonceptivos por mujeres en edad fértil: revisión integrativa. Rev. iberoam. Educ. investi. Enferm. 2022; 12(1):27-38.

Authors

1 Alejandra Rivera-Galvan, 2 Mayra del Carmen Ortega-Jiménez, 3 María de Lourdes García-Campos, 4 Xóchitl Sofía Ramírez-Gómez

Position

1 Estudiante de la Maestría en Ciencias de Enfermería. División de Ciencias de la Salud e Ingenierías (DCSI). Campus Celaya-Salvatierra (CCS). Universidad de Guanajuato (UG). Celaya, Guanajuato (México).2 Maestra en Ciencias de Enfermería. Enfermera Especialista en Cuidados Críticos. Adscrita al Departamento de Enfermería y Obstetricia (DEyO). DCSI. CCS. UG. Celaya, Guanajuato (México).3 Doctora en Ciencias de Enfermería. Adscrita al Departamento de Enfermería Clínica (DEC). DCSI. CCS. UG. Celaya, Guanajuato (México).4 Doctora en Ciencias con Especialidad en Farmacología y Toxicología. Adscrita al DEC. DCSI. CCS. UG. Celaya, Guanajuato (México).

Contact email: aleriverag4994@gmail.com

Abstract

Objective: to summarize the information available regarding the barriers preventing the use of contraceptive methods among women of childbearing age.

Methodology: an integrative review of literature was conducted in the following databases: PubMed (NCBI), SCOPUS, EBSCO and Springer Link, using the terms “perceived barriers”, “contraceptive methods”, and “contraceptive behaviour”, and considering articles published within the last five years.

Results: over 200 articles were retrieved, and only 23 were included for analysis. Results were classified into Personal Barriers, where lack of knowledge was identified as the main barrier for using contraceptive methods, Interpersonal Barriers, highlighting the stigma which affects mostly adolescents and young women, and Organizational Barriers associated with the distrust by women towards the staff providing family planning care.

Conclusion: once the barriers for the use of contraceptive methods is summarized, it will be easier to identify the problem preventing women from reaching their ideal contraceptive goals.

Keywords:

contraception; women; family planning; barriers

Versión en Español

Título:

BARRERAS PERCIBIDAS PARA EL USO DE MÉTODOS ANTICONCEPTIVOS POR MUJERES EN EDAD FÉRTIL: REVISIÓN INTEGRATIVA

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