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  • Rural Indigenous Guatemalan women face fragmented and insufficient healthcare services.
  • Existing health systems often exclude and mistreat Indigenous communities, leading to distrust.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe reproductive health in a rural Indigenous community.
  • To explore patterns and influences of contraceptive use.
  • To understand and prioritize Indigenous Maya women's reproductive health beliefs and needs.

Main Methods:

  • Mixed-methods surveys with 62 women and focus groups with 20 community health workers.
  • Concurrent mixed methods analysis of collected data.
  • Instrumentalization of sexual autonomy based on women's ability to refuse sex.

Main Results:

  • 51% of women reported current family planning; 33% used biomedical methods.
  • Mean fertility was high (6.9 live births/woman 40-49), correlated with poverty and inversely with education.
  • Contraceptive use linked to healthcare access and sexual autonomy; women feared contraception causing cancer.

Conclusions:

  • Healthcare access and sexual autonomy are key factors influencing contraceptive use among Indigenous Maya women.
  • Widespread fear of cancer associated with contraception requires culturally sensitive health education.
  • Collaborative research with communities is essential to improve Indigenous women's reproductive healthcare.