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    • Reproductive Health
    • Family Planning Research
    • Health Services Research

    Background:

    • Person-centered care is increasingly vital in family planning.
    • Measuring reproductive preferences is important, but contraceptive method preferences are understudied.
    • Existing population surveys often assume users have achieved their preferred contraceptive method.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore how contraceptive method preferences have been defined and measured globally.
    • To identify common approaches and variations in measuring contraceptive preferences and attributes.
    • To highlight gaps in current measurement practices for contraceptive preferences.

    Main Methods:

    • Scoping review of 55 articles measuring contraceptive method preferences or attributes.
    • Analysis of studies conducted in high-income countries (HIC), upper-middle-income countries (UMIC), and low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
    • Categorization of measurement approaches: specific methods, preferred attributes, or both.

    Main Results:

    • Inconsistent terminology and definitions were used for "contraceptive preferences."
    • Measurement of preferred contraceptive attributes (e.g., side effects, effectiveness, cost) varied significantly.
    • Only four articles used consistent language for measuring preferred contraceptive methods.
    • A majority of studies were conducted in high-income countries (37/55).

    Conclusions:

    • There is growing interest in measuring contraceptive preferences to align with person-centered family planning goals.
    • Significant gaps exist in the consistent and best-practice measurement of contraceptive preferences.
    • Standardized methods are needed to accurately capture individual contraceptive choices and preferences in research and practice.