Assessing the relationship between reproductive autonomy and contraceptive use in rural Malawi
Alexandra Wollum,
Marta Bornstein,
Gladson Mopiwa
et al.
Abstract:Reproductive autonomy, or the extent to which people control matters related to their own sexual and reproductive decisions, may help explain why some people who do not intend to become pregnant nevertheless do not use contraception. Using cross-sectional survey data from 695 women aged 16 to 47 enrolled in the Umoyo Wa Thanzi (UTHA) study in Malawi in 2019, we conducted confirmatory factor analysis, descriptive analyses, and multivariable logistic regression to assess the freedom from coercion and communicati… Show more
“…Scale weighting (via multiplying their existing total sum by the number of questions asked (4) and dividing by the number of questions responded to) was used to account for missing outcomes. Of note, this scale has not been validated in the Rwanda context; however, it has been utilized by other studies set in SSA ( Wollum et al, 2023 ).…”
“…Scale weighting (via multiplying their existing total sum by the number of questions asked (4) and dividing by the number of questions responded to) was used to account for missing outcomes. Of note, this scale has not been validated in the Rwanda context; however, it has been utilized by other studies set in SSA ( Wollum et al, 2023 ).…”
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