An examination of the barriers to and benefits from collaborative couple contraceptive use in Rwanda

• Main Authors: Hilary Schwandt (Author), Angel Boulware (Author), Julia Corey (Author), Ana Herrera (Author), Ethan Hudler (Author), Claudette Imbabazi (Author), Ilia King (Author), Jessica Linus (Author), Innocent Manzi (Author), Madelyn Merritt (Author), Lyn Mezier (Author), Abigail Miller (Author), Haley Morris (Author), Dieudonne Musemakweli (Author), Uwase Musekura (Author), Divine Mutuyimana (Author), Chimene Ntakarutimana (Author), Nirali Patel (Author), Adriana Scanteianu (Author), Biganette-Evidente Shemeza (Author), Madi Stapleton (Author), Gi'anna Sterling-Donaldson (Author), Chantal Umutoni (Author), Lyse Uwera (Author), Madeleine Zeiler (Author), Seth Feinberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Supportive male involvement is strongly correlated with contraceptive use. In Rwanda, where the contraceptive prevalence rate among married women increased from 17 to 52% from 2005 to 2010, and stagnated at 53% in 2015, understanding the role of male partners in collaborative cou...