Pregnancy Prevention Methods in Rural Kisumu: A Case Study of the Knowledge and Use of Pregnancy Prevention Methods in Kisumu, Kenya
(2022) STVK12 20221Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- The issue of unintended pregnancies is faced by most societies and nonetheless in Kisumu, Kenya which in recent years have experienced an increase in unintended pregnancy rates. Many reasons have been identified as contributing factors for the increasing rates, including insufficient knowledge and low use of contraceptives. This thesis aims to further investigate the prevailing knowledge about fertility, conception and contraceptive methods in Kisumu as well as adolescent girls' thoughts on decisions about contraceptive use for pregnancy prevention amongst young girls in Kisumu. The thesis follows the socio eco-cultural theory´s thoughts on the role of socio-cultural ecology for psychosocial development and the relationship between... (More)
- The issue of unintended pregnancies is faced by most societies and nonetheless in Kisumu, Kenya which in recent years have experienced an increase in unintended pregnancy rates. Many reasons have been identified as contributing factors for the increasing rates, including insufficient knowledge and low use of contraceptives. This thesis aims to further investigate the prevailing knowledge about fertility, conception and contraceptive methods in Kisumu as well as adolescent girls' thoughts on decisions about contraceptive use for pregnancy prevention amongst young girls in Kisumu. The thesis follows the socio eco-cultural theory´s thoughts on the role of socio-cultural ecology for psychosocial development and the relationship between knowledge and behavior. Through three focus groups discussion including a total of 19 participants between the ages of 15-19 years old, this thesis found that both knowledge about contraceptive methods and decisions about using contraceptives were affected by cultural and environmental factors. (Less)
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- author
- Grimslätt, Lisa LU
- supervisor
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- Sarai Ikenze LU
- organization
- course
- STVK12 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Kisumu, Pregnancy Prevention, Contraceptives, Local Specific Knowledge, Kenya
- language
- English
- id
- 9081510
- date added to LUP
- 2022-07-03 08:48:59
- date last changed
- 2022-07-03 08:48:59
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abstract = {{The issue of unintended pregnancies is faced by most societies and nonetheless in Kisumu, Kenya which in recent years have experienced an increase in unintended pregnancy rates. Many reasons have been identified as contributing factors for the increasing rates, including insufficient knowledge and low use of contraceptives. This thesis aims to further investigate the prevailing knowledge about fertility, conception and contraceptive methods in Kisumu as well as adolescent girls' thoughts on decisions about contraceptive use for pregnancy prevention amongst young girls in Kisumu. The thesis follows the socio eco-cultural theory´s thoughts on the role of socio-cultural ecology for psychosocial development and the relationship between knowledge and behavior. Through three focus groups discussion including a total of 19 participants between the ages of 15-19 years old, this thesis found that both knowledge about contraceptive methods and decisions about using contraceptives were affected by cultural and environmental factors.}},
author = {{Grimslätt, Lisa}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Pregnancy Prevention Methods in Rural Kisumu: A Case Study of the Knowledge and Use of Pregnancy Prevention Methods in Kisumu, Kenya}},
year = {{2022}},
}