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Motivations and Constraints to Family Planning: A Qualitative Study in Rwanda’s Southern Kayonza District

Didi Bertrand Farmer, Leslie Berman, Grace Ryan, Lameck Habumugisha, Paulin Basinga, Cameron Nutt, Francois Kamali, Elias Ngizwenayo, Jacklin St Fleur, Peter Niyigena, Fidele Ngabo, Paul E Farmer and Michael L Rich
Global Health: Science and Practice June 2015, 3(2):242-254; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00198
Didi Bertrand Farmer
aPartners In Health-Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwinkwavu, Rwanda
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Leslie Berman
aPartners In Health-Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwinkwavu, Rwanda
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Grace Ryan
bLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Centre for Global Mental Health, London, UK
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Lameck Habumugisha
aPartners In Health-Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwinkwavu, Rwanda
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Paulin Basinga
cNational University of Rwanda School of Public Health, Kigali, Rwanda
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Cameron Nutt
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Francois Kamali
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Elias Ngizwenayo
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Fidele Ngabo
fMinistry of Health (Rwanda), Kigali, Rwanda
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Paul E Farmer
dPartners In Health, Boston, MA, USA
gBrigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Global Health Equity, Boston, MA, USA
hHarvard Medical School, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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vol. 3 no. 2 242-254
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00198
PubMed 
26085021

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Global Health: Science and Practice
Online ISSN 
2169-575X
History 
  • Received: November 9, 2014
  • Accepted: February 11, 2015
  • Published online June 17, 2015.

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© Bertrand Farmer et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00198.

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  1. Didi Bertrand Farmera,
  2. Leslie Bermana,
  3. Grace Ryanb,
  4. Lameck Habumugishaa,
  5. Paulin Basingac,
  6. Cameron Nuttd,
  7. Francois Kamalie,
  8. Elias Ngizwenayoa,
  9. Jacklin St Fleura,
  10. Peter Niyigenaa,
  11. Fidele Ngabof,
  12. Paul E Farmerd,g,h,
  13. Michael L Richd,g,h
  1. a​Partners In Health-Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwinkwavu, Rwanda
  2. b​London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Centre for Global Mental Health, London, UK
  3. c​National University of Rwanda School of Public Health, Kigali, Rwanda
  4. d​Partners In Health, Boston, MA, USA
  5. e​Rwinkwavu District Hospital, Rwinkwavu, Rwanda
  6. f​Ministry of Health (Rwanda), Kigali, Rwanda
  7. g​Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Global Health Equity, Boston, MA, USA
  8. h​Harvard Medical School, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
  1. Correspondence to Didi Bertrand Farmer (didihaiti{at}gmail.com).
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