Abstract

In 1986-87, a qualitative research project was conducted in the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Indonesia, and Thailand to expand understanding of the acceptability of NORPLANT contraceptive implants beyond inferences made on the basis of continuation rates. In each of the four study sites, focus group discussions or in-depth interviews were held with potential acceptors, current NORPLANT users, discontinuers, husbands of women in these three groups, and service providers. Nonclinical participants generally had little formal education and lived primarily in urban or semi-urban areas where NORPLANT has been available for at least five years. The study focused on attitudes, perceptions, and experiences of each group regarding NORPLANT implants. Results suggest that factors having an impact on the acceptability of NORPLANT implants fall into three general categories: medical/technical, cultural/religious, and informational/educational. This article discusses each of these categories, including programmatic implications of the findings, and puts forward recommendations for enhancing NORPLANT introduction efforts on the basis of these findings.

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Focus groupMedicineFamily planningQualitative researchDeveloping countryPopulationLevonorgestrelLong-acting reversible contraceptionFamily medicineService providerMedical educationService (business)Economic growthSociologyEnvironmental healthResearch methodologySocial scienceBusinessMarketing

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Year
1990
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Volume
21
Issue
2
Pages
92-92
Citations
56
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Margot L. Zimmerman, J Haffey, Elisabeth Crane et al. (1990). Assessing the Acceptability of NORPLANT Implants in Four Countries: Findings from Focus Group Research. Studies in Family Planning , 21 (2) , 92-92. https://doi.org/10.2307/1966670

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