“The burden is upon your shoulders to feed and take care of your children, not religion or culture”: qualitative evaluation of participatory community dialogues to promote family planning’s holistic benefits and reshape community norms on family success in rural Uganda
Sileo K, Muhumuza C, Tuhebwe D, Muñoz S, Wanyenze R, Kershaw T, Sekamatte S, Lule H, Kiene S. “The burden is upon your shoulders to feed and take care of your children, not religion or culture”: qualitative evaluation of participatory community dialogues to promote family planning’s holistic benefits and reshape community norms on family success in rural Uganda. Contraception And Reproductive Medicine 2024, 9: 28. PMID: 38835058, PMCID: PMC11149320, DOI: 10.1186/s40834-024-00290-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity dialogue approachFamily planning acceptanceGender equityFamily planningReproductive decision-makingCommunity normsGender inequalityRural UgandaQuasi-experimental controlled trialRelationship healthFamily wealthCommunity dialogueUptake of contraceptive methodsIntervention arm participantsCommunity-based interventionsGender-equitable attitudesWeeks post-interventionHousehold decision-makingPost-intervention dataFamily planning communicationPlanning acceptanceLarger family sizeEffective intervention approachesArm participantsEquitable attitudes