title: Family planning counseling during antenatal care and postpartum contraceptive uptake in Africa: a systematic review protocol.
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?
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Hassard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sempeera
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kabagenyi
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anguzu
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muhumuza
authors.forename: Kalkidan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hassen
authors.forename: Morankar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sudhakar
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D003376:Counseling; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic
chemical_list: D003270:Contraceptive Agents