Counseling Women and Couples on Family Planning
A Randomized Study in Jordan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10794800 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marianne El‐Khoury (Abt Associates, 4550 Montgomery Ave. #800N, Bethesda, MD 20814, corresponding author), Rebecca Thornton (0000-0002-4717-7220, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Minki Chatterji (Abt Associates, 4550 Montgomery Ave. #800N, Bethesda, MD 20814), Sarah Kamhawi (Monitoring, Evaluation and ResearchOfficer,Abt Associates‐led SHOPS project, Amman, Jordan), Phoebe Sloane (Abt Associates, 4550 Montgomery Ave. #800N, Bethesda, MD 20814), Mays Halassa (Technical Specialist, Abt Associates, Amman, Jordan) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 222-238 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sifp.69 |
| PMID | 27611319 |
| OpenAlex | W2520483973 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 40 |
This article evaluates the effects of involving men in family planning counseling in Jordan using a randomized experiment. We randomly assigned a sample of 1,247 married women to receive women‐only counseling, couples counseling, or no counseling. We measured the effects of each type of counseling on family planning use, knowledge, attitudes, and spousal communication about family planning. Compared to no counseling, couples counseling led to a 54 percent increase in uptake of modern methods. This effect is not significantly different from the 46 percent increase in modern method uptake as a result of women‐only counseling. This outcome may be due, in part, to lower rates of compliance with the intervention among those assigned to couples counseling compared to women‐only counseling. To realize the possible added benefits of involving men, more tailored approaches may be needed to increase men's participation
Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Family therapy · Intervention (counseling · Population · Psychiatry · Randomized controlled trial · Research methodology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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Conflicting Preferences
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |