Raising awareness about sexual and reproductive health is a key concern that involves the acceptability of contraceptive methods. The aim of this research is to analyse the factors influencing the acceptability of family planning among adolescent girls and young women in the city of Conakry. This is a qualitative study. The results were obtained through semi-structured interviews with 83 adolescent girls and young women in the municipality of Conakry, six health workers and a project supervisor working on SRHR. Analysis of the empirical data revealed that adolescent girls and young women in the municipality of Conakry have limited knowledge of family planning methods. In addition to lacking sufficient knowledge of the actual use of contraceptives, adolescents and young women adopt a negative attitude towards these methods, which they consider alien to their socio-cultural values. Added to these socio-cultural factors are the prejudices and shame they experience when discovered by a third party using these contraceptive methods. The data also reveal that economic difficulties are a factor in the refusal to use these methods. Finally, to improve acceptance of family planning among adolescent girls and young women, the findings suggest that the state should provide effective access to contraceptive methods to help young people avoid the consequences of not using them.
contraceptive methods, health, social influences, interventions, Guinea.
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