Associations between women's perceptions of domestic violence and contraceptive use in seven countries in West and Central Africa
| Autor: | A. Suzanne Boyd, Larissa Brunner Huber, Comfort Z. Olorunsaiye, Sarah B. Laditka, Shanti Kulkarni |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Domestic Violence medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Culture Odds Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Contraceptive Agents Pregnancy Maternity and Midwifery Odds Ratio Social Norms Humans Medicine Africa Central Women 030212 general & internal medicine Contraception Behavior Reproductive health Multinomial logistic regression Gynecology 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology Odds ratio Middle Aged Confidence interval Africa Western Contraception Logistic Models Attitude Socioeconomic Factors Family planning Family Planning Services Spouse Abuse Women's Health Domestic violence Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 13:110-117 |
| ISSN: | 1877-5756 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.srhc.2017.01.003 |
| Popis: | Objectives This study examined associations of women’s attitudes toward domestic violence (DV) and contraceptive use in West and Central Africa. Study design We used data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys for women in seven countries in West and Central Africa (2009–2011, n = 80,055). Main outcome measure We measured contraceptive use as none, traditional, or modern contraceptives. DV approval was measured as no, low, or high tolerance of wife beating. Multinomial logistic regression estimated odds of using traditional or modern methods versus none, adjusting for age, education, wealth, residence, parity, marital structure, spousal age-difference, and religion. Results Many women had no or low DV tolerance (41%, 44%, respectively); most used no contraception (81%). In adjusted results, women with low DV tolerance had lower odds of using traditional contraceptive methods (odds ratio, OR = 0.87; 95% confidence interval, CI: 0.78–0.98) or modern methods (OR = 0.86; 95% CI: 0.78–0.95) compared to women with no tolerance. Women with high DV tolerance had 28% lower odds of traditional contraceptive use (95% CI: 0.60–0.90), and 38% lower odds of modern contraceptive use (95% CI: 0.59–0.88) compared to women with no tolerance. Conclusion The high prevalence of DV approval may threaten the success of programs aimed at improving women’s reproductive health, including contraceptive use. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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