Lambert Lauren Ashley, Hatcher Jeremy Brittingham, Wang Xinyu
Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Vanderbilt University, PMB 401617 2301 Vanderbilt Place Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 Medical Center Dr. Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Int J Reprod Med. 2018 Dec 31;2018:7879230. doi: 10.1155/2018/7879230. eCollection 2018.
To identify reproductive health barriers and perceptions regarding family planning among mothers in ten rural communities of Guatemala. Data were collected from 85 women in a Nutrition Recuperation Project (NRP) conducted by a freestanding nonprofit clinic in Palajunoj Valley, Guatemala. All nonpregnant women participating in the NRP were eligible for enrollment in this study, and NRP staff members aided in their enrollment. Participants were interviewed and data were entered into a structured questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted using R version 1.1.456. After asking participants if they believed fertility is higher on certain days, only 5 women (5.9%) correctly identified these days as occurring in the middle of the menstrual cycle. 35 women (41.2%) practiced some form of family planning, and 27 (31.8%) reported that they do not know of a place where they could obtain a contraceptive method. There is a lack of education regarding family planning methods in this valley, and the levels of contraception use are below average for rural Guatemala. These findings may implicate substantial health risks for women and children in the valley, and they support the pertinence of education-based interventions in the area of reproductive health behaviors.
为了确定危地马拉十个农村社区中母亲们在生殖健康方面的障碍以及对计划生育的认知。数据收集自危地马拉帕拉胡诺伊山谷一家独立非营利诊所开展的营养恢复项目（NRP）中的85名女性。所有参与NRP的非孕妇均有资格纳入本研究，NRP工作人员协助她们进行登记。对参与者进行访谈，并将数据录入结构化问卷。使用R版本1.1.456进行数据分析。在询问参与者是否认为某些日子受孕几率更高后，只有5名女性（5.9%）正确指出这些日子发生在月经周期中间。35名女性（41.2%）采取了某种形式的计划生育措施，27名（31.8%）报告称她们不知道在哪里可以获得避孕方法。该山谷缺乏关于计划生育方法的教育，避孕措施的使用水平低于危地马拉农村地区的平均水平。这些发现可能意味着该山谷的妇女和儿童面临重大健康风险，并且支持在生殖健康行为领域开展基于教育的干预措施的相关性。
