Analyse critique de la présence des contraceptifs longue durée réversibles en Haïti
This project addresses the institutional dimension of contraceptive choice and questions the presence and prevalence in Haiti of two long-acting reversible hormonal contraceptives (LARCs): Depo-Provera injections and subcutaneous implants. The theoretical approach adopted is that of critical humanitarian anthropology and makes use of the concept of "dispositif" in French (translated in "apparatus" by Dreyfus Rabinow in 1984) put forward by Michel Foucault (1975-76) in order to analyze the different elements that are articulated within the Global health system as it unfolds in Haiti. An analysis of the available literature identified three explanatory paradigms for LARC contraceptives in Haiti : biomedical discourse, administrative structure and funding model of the global contraceptive system. The analysis of biomedical discourse provides insight into the different consensuses surrounding the use of LARC contraceptives in developing countries, while revealing the impact of WHO as a normative body in the context of the various controversies surrounding side effects associated with progesterone and long-term contraceptive technologies. The administrative structure that governs the delivery of contraceptives to women living in Haiti makes it possible to understand that LARC contraceptives go hand in hand with a demedicalized approach to contraception. Finally, the program funding model captures the impact of contraceptive donations on the supply of contraceptive programs in Haiti, as well as the predominance of philanthropic organizations on the biomedical orientation of global health programs. In discussion, the paper presents critical anthropological reflections and questions the adequacy of LARC contraceptives in Haiti because of the health impacts of these drugs, the concerns of Haitians and the need to challenge the biomedical model in family planning.
Haïti contraception anthropology critical humanitarianism development Haiti women reproductive health contraception