Haile, Amha (2005) Influence of Women’s Autonomy and Husband’s Involvement on Couple’s Contraception Use. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background: Couple's fertility and contraceptive decision-making relies on both the husband and wife. Exploring effect of women’s status and men involvement in family planning on couples contraception adoption has program implication. Objective: To assess the influence of women’s autonomy and husband’s involvement on coupes contraception use. Methods: Unmatched case-control study was conducted from January to February 2005 in Jimma town. Cases were couples who were using modern contraceptive methods during the study period and controls were couple’s who were not using any contraceptive methods at least for two years prior to the study period. Cases and controls were identified from the baseline survey and interviewed using structured questionnaire. Crude and adjusted OR and 95% CI calculated using SPSS. Results: Fertility factors and husband involvement variables were the two most important determinants of couple’s contraception use, once all variables are accounted for. Couples History of child death, and not having any living children have statistically significant negative effect on couples current contraception use. Presence of husbandwife communication on family planning and wife’s perception that her husband approves of family planning have statistically significant positive association with couples current contraceptive use. Except literacy, women’s autonomy have no statistically significant effect on couples contraception use. Conclusion: Men involvement in family planning programs is crucial for the success of family planning programs. Thus family planning programs should target both the husband and the wife. Efforts to improve child survival needs to be strengthened.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jun 2018 11:04 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jun 2018 11:04 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/6278 |
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