Vanguard family planning acceptors in Senegal
Nichols, D.; Ndiaye, S.; Burton, N.; Janowitz, B.; Gueye, L.; Gueye, M.
Studies in Family Planning 16(5): 271-278
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0039-3665 PMID: 4060212 DOI: 10.2307/1967000Document Number: 426844
This study examines contraceptive use among clients at the three clinics providing family planning services in Dakar, Senegal, in 1983. Most clients became interested in family planning following the birth of a child and most are interested in spacing future pregnancies. The clinic itself was found to be an important determination of the type of contraceptive used, with only the government-operated clinic providing a balance between IUDs, oral contraceptives and barrier methods. Nearly half the clients interviewed said that a lack of knowledge about contraception is the reason for the low contraceptive prevalence rates among Senegalese women; another frequently cited reason was the opposition of the husband. Most clients reported the broadcast media to be the best means of providing family planning information to potential acceptors.