The effect of spousal communication on contraceptive use in Central Terai, Nepal

Yue, Kang; O’Donnell, Carolyn; Sparks, Paul L.

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2010.07.018

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“…Indeed, some research has found wives' perception of their husband's family planning attitudes might not reflect the husband's views 36 . Ultimately, as we have also noted, husband's actual approval might be interesting to know but, in some settings, it is possible that his wife's perception of his approval, accurate or not, might have more bearing on her family planning behavior 3,7 . Second, given differences seen in the results, there is a need to better understand what -approval‖ and -encouragement‖ really mean to women.…”

Section: African Journal Of Reproductive Health June 2017; 21 (2)mentioning

confidence: 84%

“…Several studies have examined how wife's and husband's fertility intentions predict future fertility and contraceptive use and results indicate that incorporating both spouses' attitudes improves predictability compared to including just one spouse's attitudes [1][2][3][4][5] . Results vary regarding which spouse's fertility intentions has greater predictive value.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Partner Support for Family Planning and Modern Contraceptive Use in Luanda, Angola

Prata

Bell

Fraser

et al. 2017

Afr J Reprod Health

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Husband's/partner's support for family planning may influence a women's modern contraceptive use. Socio-demographic factors, couple communication about family planning, and fertility preferences are known to play a role in contraceptive use. We conducted logistic regression analysis to investigate the relationship between perceived husband's/partner's approval and husband's/partner's encouragement of modern contraceptive use, adjusting for socio-demographic factors and recent couple communication about family planning. We also examined mediating roles potentially played by perceived contraceptive accessibility and contraceptive self-efficacy (using index created by principal component analysis). Perceived husband's/partner's approval was associated with triple the odds of women's modern contraceptive use and remained significantly associated with 1.6 times the odds, after controlling for contraceptive accessibility and contraceptive self-efficacy. Husband's/partner's encouragement, while initially significantly associated with contraceptive use, became non-significant after adjustments for socio-demographic factors and couple communication. Key words: Contraception, male involvement, approval, encouragement, sub-Saharan Africa RésuméLe soutien du mari ou du partenaire pour la planification familiale peut influencer l'utilisation des contraceptifs modernes chez les femmes. Les facteurs sociodémographiques, la communication en couple sur la planification familiale et les préférences en matière de fécondité jouent un rôle dans l'utilisation des contraceptifs. Nous avons procédé à une analyse de régression logistique pour étudier la relation entre l'approbation perçue du mari /du partenaire et l'encouragement du mari / du partenaire à l'utilisation des contraceptifs modernes, en adaptant les facteurs sociodémographiques et la communication récente sur la planification familiale. Nous avons également examiné les rôles médiateurs potentiellement joués par l'accessibilité des contraceptifs perçue et l'auto-efficacité des contraceptifs (en utilisant l'indice créé par l'analyse des composantes principales). L'approbation perçue du mari / du partenaire était associée au triple des probabilités d'utilisation des contraceptifs modernes des femmes et est restée significativement associée à 1,6 fois la probabilité, après avoir contrôlé l'accessibilité des contraceptifs et l'auto-efficacité des contraceptifs. Les encouragements du conjoint et du partenaire, tout en étant initialement associés à l'utilisation des contraceptifs, sont devenus non significatifs après des ajustements pour les facteurs sociodémographiques et la communication en couple. L'approbation perçue du mari / du partenaire, séparée du sentiment d'auto-efficacité d'une femme et de l'accessibilité perçue des contraceptifs, apparaît fortement et positivement associée à l'utilisation actuelle des contraceptifs modernes. Une communication accrue en couple peut aider les femmes à identifier l'approbation de leur mari /de leur partenaire. La différence entre...

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Section: African Journal Of Reproductive Health June 2017; 21 (2)mentioning

confidence: 84%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Partner Support for Family Planning and Modern Contraceptive Use in Luanda, Angola

Prata

Bell

Fraser

et al. 2017

Afr J Reprod Health

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“…Studies have documented the benefits of involving men in pregnancy and childbirth, including increased access to antenatal care (ANC) services and thereby the increased likelihood of delivery by skilled birth attendants [6]; increased health education for both women and men [7,8]; increased likelihood of using modern family planning methods [9,10]; and addressing gender-related barriers to access to maternal and child health services [11,12]. …”

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‘Unless you come with your partner you will be sent back home’: strategies used to promote male involvement in antenatal care in Southern Tanzania

Peneza¹,

Maluka

2018

Global Health Action

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Background: Male involvement in pregnancy and childbirth has been shown to improve maternal and child health. Many countries have used different strategies to promote participation of men in antenatal care services. While many strategies have been employed to promote male participation in antenatal care, few have been evaluated to provide much-needed lessons to support wider adoption. Objective: This study aimed at describing strategies that were used by health providers and the community to promote male participation in antenatal care services and challenges associated with the implementation of these interventions in Southern Tanzania. Methods: We used qualitative data and analytical methods to answer the research questions. The study relied on semi-structured interviews with health providers, men and women, village and community leaders and traditional birth attendants. Data were analysed using a thematic approach. Results: The findings of this study revealed that different strategies were employed by health providers and the community in promoting participation of men in antenatal care services. These strategies included: health providers denying services to women attending antenatal care without their partners, fast-tracking service to men attending antenatal care with their partners, and providing education and community sensitisation. The implementation of these strategies was reported to have both positive and unintended consequences. Conclusions: This study concludes that despite the importance of male involvement in pregnancy and childbirth-related services, the use and promotion of the male escort policy should not inadvertently affect access to antenatal care services by pregnant women. In addition, programmes aiming for men’s involvement should be implemented in ways that respect, promote and facilitate women’s choices and autonomy and ensure their safety. Furthermore, there is a need for sensitisation of health providers and policymakers on what works best for involving men in pregnancy and childbirth.

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“…Family planning has been found to promote gender equality, promote educational, and economic empowerment for women (Yue et al, 2010). Improving the reproductive health of young women in developing countries requires access to safe and effective methods of fertility control, but most women rely on traditional rather than modern contraceptives such as condoms or oral/injectable hormonal methods (Williamson et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

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This study was carried out at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria to find out the determinants of modern contraceptive use among married female undergraduates. Four objectives were raised to guide the study. The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample size of 300 out of a population of 2,600. Convenient sampling technique was used, and data were obtained using self-constructed 14 -items questionnaires. Data collected were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16. The findings revealed that all the respondents were knowledgeable about modern contraception. The source of information on modern contraception was mostly from health personnel (51.5%). Oral pill, injectable or implant and natural methods of modern contraception were the methods that majority of respondents know about. The majority of the respondents (84%) approved the use of modern contraception. The study also showed that 74.6% were currently using modern contraception while 25.4% were not. The method of modern contraception use by most respondents was a natural method (42.2%), an oral pill, injectable or implant (37.8%) and intrauterine contraceptive device (15.5%) in that order. The major factors that determine respondent's choice of modern contraception were knowledge (42.7%), safety (19.5%) and religion/culture (16%). There is need to sustain the level of awareness of the women on modern contraception. This could be achieved through mass media, talk, shows and posters.

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The effect of spousal communication on contraceptive use in Central Terai, Nepal

Cited by 60 publications

References 14 publications

Partner Support for Family Planning and Modern Contraceptive Use in Luanda, Angola

Partner Support for Family Planning and Modern Contraceptive Use in Luanda, Angola

‘Unless you come with your partner you will be sent back home’: strategies used to promote male involvement in antenatal care in Southern Tanzania

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