Knowledge and Practice on Reproductive Heath Rights among Married Women in Nepal

Yadav, Rajesh K.; Gahatraj, Nand Ram; Yadav, Dipendra Kumar; Marahatta, Sujan Babu

doi:10.37107/jhas.36

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“…The current study showed that more than half (56.3%) of respondents decided on birth spacing by couples. The study by Y. Rajesh Kumar et al showed that 58% of both husband and wife decisions on birth spacing which is similar to this study [11].…”

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Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Among Married Women

Dhakal

2022

Sahayaatra

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Sexual and reproductive rights are aspects of human rights. Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) incorporate the rights of all people, regardless of age, gender and other characteristics, to make choices regarding their sexuality and reproduction. This article has been conducted with the prime objective to examine the decision-making on the use of contraception and the prevalence of sexual violence in Bhojpur Municipality-5 Bhojpur District. This study is based on qualitative, quantitative and mixed research designs. To conduct research, 64 married women of reproductive age are selected as a sample by using the purposive sampling method. In the same way, this article is based on primary and secondary data. Observation and interviews as tools for primary data collection and books, articles, and journals related to sexual violence and sexual rights are used as tools for secondary data collection. Descriptive statistics are used for analysing the data. The study concludes that the sexual and reproductive rights of women are violated by their husbands regarding sex. Likewise, the family prefers sons as a result women are harassed. Women are sexually harassed in society too.

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confidence: 89%

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Among Married Women

Dhakal

2022

Sahayaatra

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“…The difference with Ghana might be due to study design and study population, both sexes of adolescent students were involved in the study. On other hand, the level of knowledge in this study is higher than the study conducted in Sri Lanka (24.4%) ( 20 ), Nepal (37%) ( 23 ), India (9.1%) ( 26 ), Nigeria (45.2%) ( 17 ), and shire town, Northern Ethiopia (47.1%) ( 31 ). This might be because of cultural, socio-demographic profile of the study population, study area, and year of study differences.…”

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“…It is the right of an individual to decide and choose about reproduction free of discrimination, coercion, and violence ( 23 ).…”

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Husbands’ knowledge and involvement in sexual and reproductive health rights of women in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based study

Jemberie,

Zewdu,

Rade

2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundSexual and reproductive health rights (SRHRs) are integral elements of the rights of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, but they are the most underdeveloped and least understood sphere of rights, especially in Africa, including the country of Ethiopia. The implementation of women’s SRHRs is essential for achieving gender equality and promoting women’s rights. Husbands’ knowledge and involvement play a significant role in improving women’s practice of their SRHRs. However, there is limited information/data about the level of husbands’ knowledge and involvement in Northwest Ethiopia, including Bahir Dar City. Therefore, this study aimed to assess husbands’ knowledge, involvement, and factors influencing their involvement in women’s SRHRs.MethodsCommunity-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from March 20 to April 5, 2023, in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia, among 391 husbands. Multi-stage sampling and simple random sampling technique were applied to select kebeles and study participants, respectively. Participants were interviewed face-to-face using structured and pretested questionnaire. Binary logistic regression was applied to identify associated factors, and a p-value of <0.05 was a cutoff point to declare statistical significance.ResultsIn this study, 50.6% (198/391) of the husbands had good knowledge about their wives’ SRHRs and 44.2% (173/391) (95% CI, 39.3–49.1%) of the husbands were involved when their wives practiced their SRHRs. Access training/education about sexual health [AOR = 5.99; 95% CI (2.7–13.2)], husbands’ advance educational level [AOR = 8.81; 95% CI (2.04–38)], good knowledge about SRHRs [AOR = 7.94; 95% CI (4.3–14.4)], low monthly income (<4,600 birr) [AOR = 9.25; 95% CI (4.2–20.5)], and had open discussion with family members and friends about SRHRs [AOR = 1.92; 95% CI (1.01–3.6)] were found to have significant association with husbands’ involvement.ConclusionHusbands’ level of knowledge on SRHRs of women and their involvement remain low. Therefore, responsible concerned bodies need to work on the strategies that help to improve men involvement and knowledge, and tackle the above-mentioned factors influencing their involvement.

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“…This was contrary to studies conducted in India [35], Bale Zone, Ethiopia [24], Arbaminch, Ethiopia [45], and Bangladesh [22] and southern Ethiopia [15]. The reason for the difference might be a disparity in the study sample and community health Nurses in India and Health Extension Workers in Ethiopia play a pivotal role in this di culty [3,14,25].…”

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“…Available evidence indicated that maternal health outcomes in LIMCs are related to the inadequacy of husbands' knowledge and involvement related to reproductive rights, lack of reproductive education, and spousal discussions which are the main cause of violations in reproductive rights [22,24,25,26,27,28,29]. Likewise, major contributing factors related to male partners' involvement in partners' reproductive rights are accessibility and utilization experience of reproductive health services, lack of spousal discussions on reproductive health and transportation access, and time to reach a health institution [30,31,32].…”

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confidence: 99%

Husband's Knowledge and Involvement in the Reproductive Rights of Women in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia

Mohammed¹,

Alemayehu²,

Desalew³

et al. 2020

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Objective: Reproductive rights violations are a serious public health concern worldwide, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia, where more than 38.83% of victims are living. Understanding the status of husbands’ knowledge and involvement helps to set important programs and interventions. However, there is a paucity of data related to husbands' roles in women's reproductive rights in the study setting. Therefore, this study aimed to assess husbands’ knowledge and involvement in women's reproductive rights and associated factors in Harar, eastern Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 611 husbands in March 2020. A multi-stage sampling and a systematic random sampling technique were used to select districts and study participants. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data were entered using EpiData 3.1 and analyzed with SPSS Version 22. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine associated factors. An adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) was used, and a p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The magnitude of husbands' knowledge and involvement were 48.3% and 40.1% respectively. Social media utilization (AOR=4.97; 95% CI: 2.79-8.85), Spousal discussion (AOR=2.33; 95% CI: 1.60-3.39), nearby facility types: hospital (AOR=3.21; 95% CI: 1.23-8.36) and health post (AOR=2.86; 95% CI: 1.20-6.94) were associated factors with knowledge of husbands. Likewise, experience of using reproductive health services (AOR=2.15; 95% CI: 1.52-3.03), spousal discussion (AOR=1.95; 95% CI: 1.35-2.82), social media use (AOR=1.74; 95% CI: 1.05-2.89) and age 40 to 49 years (AOR=1.99, 95%CI: 1.19-3.32) were associated with husbands involvement.Conclusions: Less than half of the husbands were knowledgeable and involved in the protection of partners’ reproductive rights. Promoting and creating effective media utilization is very important to create awareness of reproductive rights. Moreover, using reproductive health services and empowering women to have an open discussion is crucial to increase the knowledge and involvement of husbands.

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Knowledge and Practice on Reproductive Heath Rights among Married Women in Nepal

Cited by 6 publications

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Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Among Married Women

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Among Married Women

Husbands’ knowledge and involvement in sexual and reproductive health rights of women in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based study

Husband's Knowledge and Involvement in the Reproductive Rights of Women in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia

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