Sampling Weights for Analyses of Couple Data: Example of the Demographic and Health Surveys

Becker, Stan; Kalamar, Amanda

doi:10.1007/s13524-018-0688-1

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“…Actually, weights for women or men include response rates for both single and in-union individuals grouped together so are not really appropriate for couples since response rates vary by union status. However, in comparison to results with a proposed couple weight, men's and women's weights both typically gave results with a similar and small level of bias(Becker and Kalamar 2018).Studies in Family Planning 49(2)June 2018…”

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Measuring Women's Covert Use of Modern Contraception in Cross‐Sectional Surveys

Choiriyyah¹,

Becker²

2018

Studies in Family Planning

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A proportion of women in couples use contraception without their partners' knowledge. There are two principal ways to measure this covert use in cross-sectional surveys like the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). First is a direct question, "Does your husband/partner know that you are using a method of family planning?" Second is an indirect method: the reports of both partners to the question on contraceptive use are matched, and if the woman reports a modern contraceptive method and the male partner reports nonuse, her use is considered covert. For 21 DHS surveys for which both estimates could be made, there are large discrepancies between the two. We found that a proxy variable-responses to the question, "Would you say that using contraception is mainly your decision, mainly your husband's/partner's decision, or did you both decide together?"-has high sensitivity and specificity for classifying those in the open category for both methods and those in the covert category for both methods. Recommendations are that the direct question be reinstated in the DHS and that the indirect method not be used by itself but in conjunction with the decision-making variable.

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Measuring Women's Covert Use of Modern Contraception in Cross‐Sectional Surveys

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Becker²

2018

Studies in Family Planning

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“…In contrast, the share of other modern contraceptives -which include diaphragm, foam, and jelly -which was already low in 2005-06 decreased further during the inter-survey period. In this context, it is necessary to note that the percentage increase in the use of pills, injectables, and condoms between 2005-06 and 2015-16 was 32.3%, 79.2%, and 7.7%, respectively, whereas the use of IUD decreased by 11.8% during the same period (data not shown here) [36,37].…”

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“…This issue cannot be bypassed by applying women's or men's sampling weights as doing so creates a significant bias in the results. The solution is to develop sampling weights for the couples to make the results representative [37]. Accordingly, normalized couple sampling weights were generated for this study based on the methodology suggested by Becker & Kalamar in 2018 [37].…”

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“…The solution is to develop sampling weights for the couples to make the results representative [37]. Accordingly, normalized couple sampling weights were generated for this study based on the methodology suggested by Becker & Kalamar in 2018 [37]. Another study done in the Indian context by applying couples' level weights but did not use an appropriate method for the weights' calculation [38].…”

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Covert use of reversible contraceptive methods and its association with husband’s egalitarian gender attitude in India

Vishwakarma

Shekhar

2022

BMC Public Health

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Background In a patriarchal society, women often keep their use of contraceptives secret in order to meet their reproductive goals and satisfy their reproductive preferences. Nevertheless, to our knowledge, women’s covert contraceptive use and its association with husband’s gender attitude have not been studied in the Indian settings. The present study estimates the extent of covert modern contraceptive use (CCU) among women and its linkage with husbands’ gender attitudes in India. Methods The study is based on fecund and monogamous couples using modern, reversible contraceptive methods. The numbers of such couples were 4,825 and 7,824 in the national family health surveys 2005–06 and 2015–16 respectively. The outcome variable in the study was CCU, while the independent variables were husband’s gender attitude, women’s education, freedom of mobility, freedom to spend money independently, surviving number of children, concordance regarding additional children, couple-level information such as age and educational gap between spouses, and some socioeconomic status (SES) variables. We used latent class analysis to measure the gender attitude and used bivariate descriptive analysis and multivariate binary logistic regression to assess the linkages between husband’s gender attitude and CCU. Results This study found that the prevalence of CCU increased from 15% in 2005–06 to 27% in 2015–16. In both the time periods, contraceptive pills were the most preferred covert method, followed by intrauterine device (IUD). The results of the multivariate logistic regression show that women with husbands of moderate and low egalitarian gender attitudes were, respectively, 50% and 40% more likely to hide their contraceptive use than those with husbands of a high gender attitude. Women’s education, wealth index, number of living children, and region of residence were also found to be significantly associated with CCU. Conclusion The study reveals that husband’s low egalitarian gender attitude can be a potential barrier between spouses, preventing them from opening up about their fertility preferences and contraceptive needs to each other. A couple-oriented approach to family planning is needed so that both members of a couple can satisfy their fertility desires and preferences eventually.

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“…All descriptive and multivariable analyses are weighted using the men's weights based on the recommendation by the DHS to use men's weights when couple-level weights are not available. In an earlier paper, Becker and Kalamar (2018) demonstrate a strategy to create couple-level weights with DHS data; however, the required information to create these weights is not typically included as part of the DHS data sets. All analyses adjust the standard errors for the clustered sampling design in the DHS surveys.…”

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Her, his, and their fertility desires and contraceptive behaviours: A focus on young couples in six countries

Speizer

Calhoun

2021

Global Public Health

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Most studies examining contraceptive use among women focus on their own fertility desires and family planning attitudes and do not incorporate the desires and attitudes of their partner. Using Demographic and Health Survey data from young couples (wife is aged 15-24) from six countries, we use descriptive and multivariate analyses to examine the association between couple-level fertility desires and current contraceptive use and women's future intention to use contraception. Results demonstrate that young couples want to have children immediately or may want to delay having children for two or more years; very few do not want (more) children. Discordant fertility desires were found in all countries. Compared to couples where both partners want a child soon, young couples that want to delay childbearing or where the husband wants a child, and the wife wants to delay or avoid childbearing are significantly more likely to use contraception. Similar results are found for women's intention to use contraception. When discordant fertility desires are associated with the outcomes, the young wife's fertility desire matters more than her husband's. Among young couples, promoting communication and positive social norms for delaying a first or second birth can lead to positive health outcomes for mothers and babies.

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Sampling Weights for Analyses of Couple Data: Example of the Demographic and Health Surveys

Cited by 10 publications

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Measuring Women's Covert Use of Modern Contraception in Cross‐Sectional Surveys

Measuring Women's Covert Use of Modern Contraception in Cross‐Sectional Surveys

Covert use of reversible contraceptive methods and its association with husband’s egalitarian gender attitude in India

Her, his, and their fertility desires and contraceptive behaviours: A focus on young couples in six countries

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