Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of long‐acting reversible contraceptive methods among healthcare workers in sub‐Saharan Africa

• Published in: Tropical medicine & international health Vol. 26; no. 8; pp. 840 - 861
• Main Authors: Rouncivell, Laura, Takuva, Simbarashe, Ledibane, Neo, Musekiwa, Alfred, Leong, Trudy D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2021
• Subjects: attitude; Attitudes; Bias; Constrictions; contraception; Contraceptives; Health care; healthcare workers; Heterogeneity; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; knowledge; long‐acting reversible contraception; Medical personnel; Meta-analysis; perceptions; Questions; sub‐Saharan Africa; Systematic review; Training; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa; sub-Saharan Africa; long-acting reversible contraception; perceptions; healthcare workers; meta-analysis; contraception; attitude; knowledge

Objective To assess the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP) of long‐acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods among healthcare workers (HCWs) in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods A systematic review and meta‐analysis were conducted following the PRISMA method. Two authors independently s...