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The importance of husbands’ engagement in family planning discussion to promote contraception use for birth spacing in rural India
- Source: Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Volume 31, Issue 2, Oct 2017, p. 5 - 20
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- 24 Oct 2017
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Abstract
The objective of this study is to assess whether recent marital discussion on family planning is associated with contraceptive use among young couples residing in rural Maharashtra, India. The study methods used involved analysis of baseline data collected from 867 couples participating in the CHARM Family Planning evaluation trial. Participants were surveyed on demographics, contraceptive behaviour, and a six-item scale on marital discussions concerning family planning (including family size and contraceptive use) over the preceding six months. Multivariate logistic regression analysis assessed associations between marital family planning discussions and current modern contraceptive use for birth spacing, adjusting for demographics.
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