Reduction in contraceptive use during the COVID-19 pandemic among women in an indigenous Mexican community: a retrospective crossover study
Lilia V. Castro-Porras,
María Alejandra Aguilar-Rodríguez,
Mario E. Rojas-Russell
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundBeing indigenous, being a woman, and living in poverty are social determinants that contribute to reduced access to healthcare, including reproductive health services. The COVID-19 pandemic might have exacerbated this lag.ObjectiveThis study explored how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the contraceptive use of a group of indigenous Mexican women and adolescents in their community.MethodsBetween June and December of 2021, 158 indigenous Mexican women who had experienced recurrent pregnancies were inter… Show more
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