Family planning demand generation in Rwanda: Government efforts at the national and community level impact interpersonal communication and family norms.
Between 2005 and 2020, total contraceptive use among married women in Rwanda increased from 17% to 64%. The aim of this study is to better understand how the Rwandan government's mobilization and demand generation efforts have impacted community norms and interpersonal discourse surrounding fam...
Main Authors: | Julia Corey, Hilary Schwandt, Angel Boulware, Ana Herrera, Ethan Hudler, Claudette Imbabazi, Ilia King, Jessica Linus, Innocent Manzi, Madelyn Merrit, Lyn Mezier, Abigail Miller, Haley Morris, Dieudonne Musemakweli, Uwase Musekura, Divine Mutuyimana, Chimene Ntakarutimana, Nirali Patel, Adriana Scanteianu, Biganette-Evidente Shemeza, Gi'anna Sterling-Donaldson, Chantal Umutoni, Lyse Uwera, Madeleine Zeiler, Seth Feinberg |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266520 |
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