Household Poverty and Contraceptive Non-Intention Among Women of Childbearing Age in Union in Burundi: Validity of the Theory of Intergenerational Flows of Wealth
Abstract:The Republic of Burundi wants to control population growth by increasing the prevalence of contraception by 1.5% per year. However, the intention to use modern contraception is declining among women of childbearing age. The proportion of women wishing to use contraception has dropped from 66% in 2010 to 53% in 2016–2017. This research aims to verify whether household poverty is at the root of this contraceptive non-intention of women whose couples hope for better wealth from a large group of offspring. Data fr… Show more
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