Family planning counseling during antenatal care and postpartum contraceptive uptake in Africa: a systematic review protocol

Hassard Sempeera; Allen Kabagenyi; Ronald Anguzu; Christine Muhumuza; Kalkidan Hassen; Morankar Sudhakar

doi:10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-2376

Family planning counseling during antenatal care and postpartum contraceptive uptake in Africa: a systematic review protocol

JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2016 Mar;14(3):17-25. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-2376.

Authors

Hassard Sempeera¹, Allen Kabagenyi, Ronald Anguzu, Christine Muhumuza, Kalkidan Hassen, Morankar Sudhakar

Affiliation

¹ 1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Family Health Research and Development Centre, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda 2Department of Population Studies, Makerere University School of Statistics and Planning, Kampala, Uganda 3School of Public Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda 4Department of Population and Family Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia 5Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.

PMID: 27532135
DOI: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-2376

Abstract

The objective of this review is to systematically identify, appraise and synthesize the best available evidence on the effect of family planning counseling during antenatal care attendance on postpartum contraceptive uptake.The review question is, what is the effect of family planning counseling during antenatal care attendance on postpartum contraceptive uptake in Africa?

MeSH terms

Africa
Contraception Behavior
Contraception*
Contraceptive Agents
Counseling
Family Planning Services*
Female
Humans
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care*
Systematic Reviews as Topic

Substances

Contraceptive Agents