Women's Empowerment and Choice of Contraceptive Methods in Selected African Countries.
CONTEXT: It is generally believed that women's lack of decision-making power may restrict their use of modern contraceptives. However, few studies have examined the different dimensions of women's empowerment and contraceptive use in African countries. METHODS: Data came from the latest round of Dem...
| Publicado en: | International Perspectives on Sexual & Reproductive Health Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 23 - 34 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Guttmacher Institute, Inc.
Mar2012
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104564460&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104564460 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 19440391 8YW4 jtl: International Perspectives on Sexual & Reproductive Health issn: 19440391 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2012 vid: 38 iid: 1 pid: 13 pub: Guttmacher Institute, Inc. place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 104564460 75057621 10.1363/3802312 104564460 ppf: 23 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Women's Empowerment and Choice of Contraceptive Methods in Selected African Countries. aug: au: Do, Mai Kurimoto, Nami affil: Assistant professor, Department of Global Health Systems and Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. sug: subj: Women's Health Africa Contraception Utilization Empowerment Decision Making Human Africa Female Adolescence Young Adult Adult Middle Age Bivariate Statistics Multivariate Analysis Contraception Classification Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female ab: CONTEXT: It is generally believed that women's lack of decision-making power may restrict their use of modern contraceptives. However, few studies have examined the different dimensions of women's empowerment and contraceptive use in African countries. METHODS: Data came from the latest round of Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 2006 and 2008 in Namibia, Zambia, Ghana and Uganda. Responses from married or cohabiting women aged 15-49 were analyzed for six dimensions of empowerment and the current use of female-only methods or couple methods. Bivariate and multivariate multinomial regressions were used to identify associations between the empowerment dimensions and method use. RESULTS: Positive associations were found between the overall empowerment score and method use in all countries (relative risk ratios, 1.1-1.3). In multivariate analysis, household economic decision making was associated with the use of either female-only or couple methods (1.1 for all), as was agreement on fertility preferences (1.3-1.6) and the ability to negotiate sexual activity (1.1-1.2). In Namibia, women's negative attitudes toward domestic violence were correlated with the use of couple methods (1.1). CONCLUSIONS: Intervention programs aimed at increasing contraceptive use may need to involve different approaches, including promoting couples' discussion of fertility preferences and family planning, improving women's self-efficacy in negotiating sexual activity and increasing their economic independence. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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