Women’s perceptions of long-acting reversible contraceptives at a primary health care clinic in Cape Town, South Africa

Daniels, FelicityBoltman-Binkowski, HaarithaRanape, Judiac2020-12-042024-11-072020-12-042024-11-072020https://hdl.handle.net/10566/19162Magister Curationis - MCurIncreasing numbers of unintended pregnancies are occurring due to contraceptive failure. Unsafe abortion remains one of the top five avoidable patient-related causes of maternal death in South Africa. There are much higher reported failure rates for short-acting methods of contraceptives than long-acting methods of contraceptives; the uptake of long-acting methods of contraception though remains low.enAmenorrhoeaBleedingLong-acting reversible contraceptivesPerceptionsShort-acting reversible contraceptivesWomen’s perceptions of long-acting reversible contraceptives at a primary health care clinic in Cape Town, South AfricaUniversity of Western Cape