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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
4
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1992-12-8
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| pubmed:abstractText |
This study uses data from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) of 1988 to examine factors determining the continued low levels of contraceptive use in Ghana. The women currently using efficient contraception are those who have sexual intercourse regularly, who discuss family planning with their partner, whose husbands approve of the use of family planning, and who live in the northern sector of the country. The finding that husband's approval is an important determinant of efficient contraceptive use has significant policy implications for Ghana and other African countries, to motivate both husbands and wives to share fertility control responsibilities.
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http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa South Of The Sahara,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Attitude--men,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Behavior,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Contraception,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Contraceptive Methods,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Contraceptive Usage--determinants,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Data Analysis,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Demographic And Health Surveys,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Demographic Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Demographic Surveys,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/English Speaking Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Family Planning,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Family Planning, Behavioral Methods,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Ghana,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/High Risk Women,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Husband-wife Communication,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Methodological Studies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Multivariate Analysis,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Oral Contraceptives,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Partner Communication,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population Dynamics,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Psychological Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Reproduction,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Methodology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Sexual Abstinence,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Western Africa
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Oct
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| pubmed:issn |
0021-9320
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
24
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
463-75
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:otherAbstract |
PIP: Researchers analyzed 1988 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data on 1585 15-49 year old women to examine factors which may contribute to low levels of contraceptive use among women in Ghana at highest risk of pregnancy despite widespread knowledge of contraceptives. The term women at highest risk was defined as those who were either currently married or in a consensual union, not pregnant, not amenorrheic, and not practicing postpartum sexual abstinence. Only 7% of the women currently used an effective contraceptive method. An additional 10% currently used an ineffective method. The methods used most frequently included periodic abstinence (7.4%) and oral contraceptives (3.3%). Women who engaged in sexual intercourse at least once a week (parameter estimate of the odds=1.655), talked about family planning the most with their partner (2.079), whose partner approved of family planning (1.214), and had some education (1.543) were more likely to currently use contraceptives. Yet women who lived in Greater Accra were less likely to use any contraceptive method (0.806). On the other hand, women living in Greater Accra were more likely to use an efficient contraceptive (1.339), but women with some education were less likely to do so (0.990). Women who engaged in sexual intercourse at least once a week (1.342), talked about family planning the most with their partner (1.246), and whose partner approved of family planning (1.553) were more likely to also use efficient contraceptives. Since men play a key role in women's use of contraceptives, family planning programs in Ghana should also target education campaigns to men emphasizing the economic and health benefits to the family and the mother. These programs should encourage both men and women to be equally responsible for fertility control.
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1429774-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:1429774-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:1429774-Contraception,
pubmed-meshheading:1429774-Family Planning Services,
pubmed-meshheading:1429774-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:1429774-Ghana,
pubmed-meshheading:1429774-Health Education,
pubmed-meshheading:1429774-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:1429774-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:1429774-Multivariate Analysis,
pubmed-meshheading:1429774-Pregnancy,
pubmed-meshheading:1429774-Risk,
pubmed-meshheading:1429774-Socioeconomic Factors
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| pubmed:year |
1992
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Determinants of current contraceptive use among Ghanaian women at the highest risk of pregnancy.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Sociology, State University of New York, Potsdam College.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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