title: La situación económica: social determinants of contraceptive use in rural Honduras.
abstract: Contraceptive use is an important determinant of unintended pregnancy, but little is known about the social and structural factors that determine women's contraceptive use in rural Honduras. In this study, we aim to characterise the individual and social determinants of contraceptive use among women in rural Honduras. In 2011 and 2012, we conducted 14 interviews and 2 focus groups with women 18 years and older. In our analysis, we created a family-planning narrative for each participant and coded transcripts around key emergent themes related to these determinants. We found that social determinants--including poverty, gender dynamics and availability of family-planning methods--had a strong influence on contraceptive use among women in our sample. Study participants stated that they were faced with a difficult economic situation compounded by rising prices of basic goods and diminishing job opportunities. Paradoxically, at the same time that the economic situation led women to seek contraception, it also contributed to the structural barriers that limited their ability to obtain their method of choice and maintain continuous contraceptive use. Our findings suggest the need for multi-level efforts to create an enabling and sustainable environment for family planning among women in rural Honduras.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health , University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill , NC , USA.
authors.forename: Marissa G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Jenna J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barrington
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D006721:Honduras; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012423:Rural Health / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D016387:Women's Health / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Honduras; contraception; qualitative methods; reproductive health; social determinants