Barriers to using postpartum family planning among women in Zanzibar, Tanzania

BMC Women's Health

Table 3 Generic categories and subcategories illustrating barriers to using postpartum family planning

Generic category	Subcategory
Inadequate knowledge about postpartum family planning	Inadequate knowledge about contraceptive methods and their mode of action
	Insufficient quality of family planning services
	Belief in traditional and natural medicine for family planning
Perceived risks of modern contraceptive methods	Fear of being harmed
Perceived risks of modern contraceptive methods	Fear of irregular bleeding
Limited power in one’s own decision about contraceptive use	The need to involve the husband
Limited power in one’s own decision about contraceptive use	Opposition and lack of interest from the husband

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