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  • There is a significant demand for contraceptives in developing countries like Uganda, where population growth is rapid and family planning efforts are crucial.
  • Despite this need, there has been limited research on how health-behavior-change theories apply to contraceptive use in these areas.
  • The study tested the Theory of Planned Behaviour among post-partum women in rural Uganda, showing modest support for the theory and highlighting the necessity for better, theory-based interventions to increase contraceptive use.

Article Abstract

There is a high unmet need for contraceptives in developing countries such as Uganda, with high population growth, where efforts are needed to promote family planning and contraceptive use. Despite this high need, little research has investigated applications of health-behaviour-change theories to contraceptive use among this population. This study tested the Theory of Planned Behaviour's ability to predict contraceptive-use-related behaviours among post-partum women in rural Uganda. Results gave modest support to the theory's application and suggest an urgent need for improved theory-based interventions to promote contraceptive use in the populations of developing countries.

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