"An obedient wife never says "no" to her virtual god." High fertility conceptions and barriers to contraceptive use among mothers of Southern Pakistan: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Farooq Ahmed (Author), Najma Iqbal Malik (Author), Shamshad Bashir (Author), Nazia Noureen (Author), Shahid Ullah (Author), Jam Bilal Ahmed (Author), Taskeen Mansoor (Author), Kun Tang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Issue Biomedical approaches want to change locals' behaviors without understanding the sociocultural rationales and contextualizing the cultural and structural backdrop of women's agency. Objectives This study explored the perceptions and practices of rural mothers about fertility...