Children of Tanzania: Culturally Specific Resilience and Vulnerability

Peterson, Robin; Giles, Martha

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-2833-0_14

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“…For the second link between fertility and environmental change, the evidence is mixed, with some studies showing that reduced fertility is related to environmental change, while others show the opposite (Sasson and Weinreb 2017; Brauner-Otto and Axinn 2017; Seller and Gray 2018). More research is therefore needed to more fully understand the link between family planning, reproductive health care, and resilience (PRB and Worldwatch 2014; Yavinsky et al 2015; Bietsch et al 2016; Peterson and Giles 2016; Garenne 2017; Grace 2017).…”

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Family planning and resilience: associations found in a Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) project in Western Tanzania

Hardee¹,

Patterson

Schenck‐Fontaine

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Popul Environ

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Using 2016 household survey data from Tanzania, we define and measure resilience within the context of Population, Health, and Environment programming and quantify the link between resilience and family planning. We created a multicomponent model using confirmatory factor analysis in a structural equation modeling context. Factor loadings for eight defined latent factors of resilience were statistically significant (p < 0.001). We created a factor called “FP-MCH” reflecting awareness, attitudes, and access to family planning (FP) and health care services and use of maternal and child health care (MCH) facilities. Analysis, with controls, shows that a 1 standard deviation (SD) increase in FP/MCH was associated with a 0.68 SD increase in resilience (p < 0.01), suggesting that the association between FP/MCH and resilience is robust across a range of factors. Analyses showed that the association between FP/MCH is broadly related to the construct of resilience and not through any single component. This study supports the importance of including FP/MCH as part of integrated projects to enhance resilience.

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