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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Who chooses vasectomy in Rwanda? Survey data from couples who chose vasectomy, 2010-2012
Contraception, Volume 89, No. 6, Year 2014
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Background Vasectomy is safe and highly effective; however, it remains an underused method of family planning (FP) in Africa. In view of this, three Rwandan physicians were trained in no-scalpel vasectomy with thermal cautery and fascial interposition on the prostatic end as vasectomy trainers in 2010, and this initiative has resulted in over 2900 vasectomy clients from February 2010 to December 2012. Study design This cross-sectional descriptive study describes vasectomy clients (n= 316) and their wives (n= 300) from 15 randomly selected hospitals in Rwanda. Results The vasectomy clients were mainly over age 40, had young children (age < 3) and were married and cohabiting. Limited financial resources, satisfaction with existing family size and avoiding side effects from hormonal methods (wives′) were key motivators for vasectomy uptake. High rates of previous FP use and high degree of interspousal communication are known correlates of higher FP use. Conclusions Future and current Rwandan FP programs and other interested parties will benefit from understanding which couples elect vasectomy, their motivations for doing so and their service utilization experiences. Better integration of vasectomy counseling and postvasectomy procedures will benefit the program. Implications Until this project, vasectomy projects in sub-Saharan Africa were viewed as unrealistic. This study confirms factors influencing vasectomy uptake identified in earlier research, but does so within a robust sample of vasectomy users and their wives and provides a strong understanding of who likely vasectomy users are in this context. Promotion of vasectomy services should be considered as an essential element of a healthy contraceptive method mix. © 2014 Elsevier Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Shattuck, Dominick
United States, Durham
Fhi 360
Wesson, Jennifer
United States, Durham
Fhi 360
Nsengiyumva, Theophile
United States, Durham
Fhi 360
Kagabo, Leonard
Rwanda, Kigali
Rwanda Ministry of Health
Bristow, Helen
United States, Durham
Fhi 360
Zan, Trinity
United States, Durham
Fhi 360
Ngabo, Fidèle
Rwanda, Kigali
Rwanda Ministry of Health
Statistics
Citations: 14
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.contraception.2014.02.003
ISSN:
00107824
e-ISSN:
18790518
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Rwanda