Background: Tubal ligation is the most popular family planning method worldwide. While its benefits, such as\r\neffectiveness in protecting against pregnancies, minimal need for long-term follow-up and low side-effects profile\r\nare well documented, it has many reported complications. However, to date, these complications have not been\r\ndescribed by residents in Congo. Therefore, the study aimed at exploring the experience of women who had\r\nundergone tubal ligation, focusing on perceptions of physical, psychological and contextual experiences of\r\nparticipants.\r\nMethods: This qualitative study used a semi-structured questionnaire in a phenomenological paradigm to collect\r\ndata. Fifteen participants were purposefully selected among sterilized women who had a ligation procedure\r\nperformed, were aged between 30 and 40 years, and were living within the catchment area of the district hospital.\r\nData were collected by two registered nurses, tape-recorded, and transcribed verbatim. Reading and re-reading cut\r\nand paste techniques, and integration were used to establish codes, categories, themes, and description.\r\nResults: Diverse and sometimes opposite changes in somatic symptoms, psychological symptoms, productivity,\r\necological relationships, doctor-client relationships, ethical issues, and change of life style were the major problem\r\ndomains.\r\nConclusions: Clients reported conflicting experiences in several areas of their lives after tubal sterilization.\r\nManagement, including awareness of the particular features of the client, is needed to decrease the likelihood of\r\npsychosocial morbidity and/or to select clients in need of sterilization.
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