Table 3 Key themes related to family planning decision-making
Key themes | Definition | Example of direct quotations |
|---|---|---|
Decision making process | Decision-making involvement, freedom to choose methods or inability to choose and accessibility | Everyone has a different choice; for example, I use the pills, but I put on a lot of weight. So, if I had something else, I wouldn’t prefer the pills. (Interviewee 2, Community stakeholder) |
Role of male partners | Demand for contraception, childbearing responsibilities and men’s desire to have more children | [Men] don’t care about having a lot of children as they don’t have to look after them…[men] want to make children (Interviewee 5, Community stakeholder) |
Role of religious beliefs | Barriers to using or accessing family planning services related to religion | As far as I heard, it [family planning] is a sin (Interviewee 12, Community stakeholder) |