The legacies of context: Past and present influences on contraceptive choice in Nang Rong, Thailand

Edmeades, Jeffrey

doi:10.1353/dem.0.0004

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“…Most of this literature focuses on contraceptive accessibility and availability rather than knowledge (For example, Braunder-Otto et al 2007 ; Gertler and Molyneaux 1994 ; Miller 2009 ; Sinha 2005 ). In addition, a large body of literature has focused on the individual’s decision to use (or not to use) contraception and their choice of contraception types focusing on institutional and social factors influencing the decisions (for example, Behrman et al 2002 ; Edmeades 2008 ). Institutional factors shape the accessibility and availability of contraceptives which directly influence the use and choice of contraception (Braunder-Otto et al 2007 ).…”

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“…Institutional factors shape the accessibility and availability of contraceptives which directly influence the use and choice of contraception (Braunder-Otto et al 2007 ). Social effects, on the other hand, influence contraceptive adoption through defining it as a social acceptable behavior, and by spreading the information and adoption of new behaviors (Behrman et al 2002 ; Edmeades 2008 ; Montgomery and Casterline 1993 ). Institutional effects and social effects may jointly influence the adoption of new behaviors.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Institutional effects and social effects may jointly influence the adoption of new behaviors. Institutional effects may indirectly influence the new behavior by establishing a social and economic environment which relates to the diffusion and adoption of new behaviors (Edmeades 2008 ).…”

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The Effect of Contraceptive Knowledge on Fertility: The Roles of Mass Media and Social Networks

Cheng

2011

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This study examines the effect of contraceptive knowledge on fertility during the period when Taiwan’s family planning programs were in effect. This study contributes to previous studies by directly measuring individual’s contraceptive knowledge and fertility, as well as applying an instrumental variable approach to gauge the effect of contraceptive knowledge on fertility. The results indicate that mass media and social networks play important roles in disseminating contraceptive knowledge. This study finds that women transform their knowledge into behavior—that is, contraceptive knowledge reduces fertility, no matter which fertility metric is measured (life-time fertility or probability of giving birth).

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Cheng

2011

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“…The influence of context on individual behavior is exerted primarily through institutional and social factors (44). Institutional factors, in case of FP, are largely mediated through the health system which can enable or constrain individual behavior.…”

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Men, the Missing Link in Gender-equitable Family Planning

Seth¹,

Nanda²,

Sahay³

et al. 2021

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Background: Across societies, gender norms often allow men to hold key decision-making power within relationships, households and communities. This extends to almost all domains, consisting of family planning (FP) as well. FP programmes have largely engaged men as clients and rarely as equal partners or influencers although across lower and middle income countries (LMICs), and especially in South Asia, men hold key decision-making power on the domain of family planning. The objective of this article is to explore couple dynamics through the lens of spousal communication and decision-making and unpacking male engagement and spousal dynamics in family planning.Methods: This review presents a synthesis of evidence from two peer-reviewed databases, PubMed and Jstor, and and insights from programmatic documents to shed light on gender equitable engagement of young married men in family planning. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for both these databases was set and search strategies were finalized. This was followed by title and abstract screening, data extraction, synthesis and analysis.Results: Study participants included unmarried men (16%, n= 8), married men (19%, n= 9), married women (19%, n=9), married couples (25%, n =12) or more than two respondent categories (21%, n= 10). Almost three-fourth (71%, n=34) of the studies selected had FP as the primary area of inquiry. Other prominent thematics on which the studies reported were around norms (n=9, 16%), couple dynamics and intimacies (n=12, 22%).Conclusion: The evidence presented provides sufficient impetus to expand on gender-equitable male engagement, viewing men as equal and supportive partners for informed, equitable and collaborative contraceptive uptake and FP choices by couples.

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“…A household's stage in the life cycle also shapes the likelihood of migration (Nivalainen 2004;White/Lindstrom 2006) as well as the level and patterns of natural capital use (De Sherbinin et al 2008;Vanwey et al 2007). In line with previous research, we use the household head's age to capture differences in life-cycle stage (Edmeades 2008;Carr et al 2006). A third measure of human capital is elder dependency proportion: the percentage of adult household members age 65 and above.…”

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Variation by Geographic Scale in the Migration-Environment Association: Evidence from Rural South Africa

Hunter

Leyk

Maclaurin

et al. 2017

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Scholarly understanding of human migration’s environmental dimensions has greatly advanced in the past several years, motivated in large part by public and policy dialogue around “climate migrants”. The research presented here advances current demographic scholarship both through its substantive interpretations and conclusions, as well as its methodological approach. We examine temporary rural South African outmigration as related to household-level availability of proximate natural resources. Such “natural capital” is central to livelihoods in the region, both for sustenance and as materials for market-bound products. The results demonstrate that the association between local environmental resource availability and outmigration is, in general, positive: households with higher levels of proximate natural capital are more likely to engage in temporary migration. In this way, the general findings support the “environmental surplus” hypothesis that resource security provides a foundation from which households can invest in migration as a livelihood strategy. Such insight stands in contrast to popular dialogue, which tends to view migration as a last resort undertaken only by the most vulnerable households. As another important insight, our findings demonstrate important spatial variation, complicating attempts to generalize migration-environment findings across spatial scales. In our rural South African study site, the positive association between migration and proximate resources is actually highly localized, varying from strongly positive in some villages to strongly negative in others. We explore the socio-demographic factors underlying this “operational scale sensitivity”. The cross-scale methodologies applied here offer nuance unavailable within more commonly used global regression models, although also introducing complexity that complicates story-telling and inhibits generalizability.

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The legacies of context: Past and present influences on contraceptive choice in Nang Rong, Thailand

Cited by 8 publications

References 50 publications

The Effect of Contraceptive Knowledge on Fertility: The Roles of Mass Media and Social Networks

The Effect of Contraceptive Knowledge on Fertility: The Roles of Mass Media and Social Networks

Men, the Missing Link in Gender-equitable Family Planning

Variation by Geographic Scale in the Migration-Environment Association: Evidence from Rural South Africa

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