Session 301
Contraceptive Use and Effectiveness

Chair: Zeba A. Sathar, Population Council

1. “It’s Just to Protect Myself”: Qualitative Analysis of Post-Coital Pregnancy Prevention in Drc, Ghana, Kenya and NigeriaErnestina Coast, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); Joe Strong, Queen Mary University of London; Funmilola OlaOlorun, University of Ibadan; Jamaica Corker, Independent Researcher; Amos Nsabwe, AFIDEP; Nurudeen Alhassan, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP); Naa Dodua Dodoo, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP).

2. The Discontinuation, Switching, and Contraceptive Failure Patterns of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Users in Kenya (2017-2022)Midanna de Almada, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

3. Development and Validation of a Measure of Contraceptive Acceptability in Cameroon and KenyaLotus McDougal, Center on Gender Equity and Health, UCSD; Peter Kisaakye, Makerere University; Emma Woks, EVIHDAF; Elizabeth Larson, Center on Gender Equity and Health, UC San Diego; Paul Bukuluki, Makerere University; Jean Christophe Fotso, EVIHDAF; Symon Wandiembe, Makerere University; Hidayatou Mohamadou, EVIHDAF - Evidence for Sustainable Human Development Systems in Africa.; Dinah Amongin, Makerere University School of Public Health; Junior Agbor, EVIHDAF; Caroline Deignan, Matchboxology; Shannon Pryor, Save the Children; Sadia D Parveen, USAID; Paul Gitonga, Independent researcher; Caroline Teh Monteh, Independent consultant; Courtney McLarnon, GEH, UCSD; Esther Spindler, Consultant, GEH/UCSD; Madeleine Short Fabic, Independent Consultant.

4. Regional Analysis of Contraceptive Use Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Commonality and Divergence (2000-2022)Million Phiri, University Of Zambia; Emmanuel Musonda, University of Zambia; Robert Zulu, University of Zambia; Clifford O. Odimegwu, University of the Witwatersrand.

5. “The Choice Is in Her Hands.”: Rwandan Women’s Autonomy in Family Planning Decision- Making and Use and the Resulting Goals AchievedHilary Schwandt, Western Washington University; Iris Seiwerath, a student at Western Washington University; Aubree Radtke, Western Washington University; Sequoia Dearborn, Western Washington University; Marina Koch, Western Washington University; Mya Landback, Western Washington University; Isabella Lowell, Western Washington University; Sandra Mumararungu, University of Rwanda; Sydney Patterson, Western Washington University; Biganette-Evidente Shemeza, INES-Ruhengeri – Institute of Applied Sciences; Nate Tatem, Western Washington University; Ruth Ufitimbabazi, University of Rwanda; Liz Uwera, INES-Ruhengeri – Institute of Applied Sciences; Seth L. Feinberg, Western Washington University.

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