Method‐Specific Attributes that Influence Choice of Future Contraception Among Married Women in Nairobi's Informal Settlements

Bibliographic Data

ID10797381
AuthorsJoyce Mumah (0000-0001-6181-6837, corresponding author), John B Casterline (0000-0002-0058-9973), Kazuyo Machiyama (0000-0003-4369-3954), Marylene Wamukoya (0000-0002-2900-9178), Caroline Kabiru (0000-0002-0735-9839), John G F Cleland (0000-0002-1471-7016), John Cleland
Year2018
Volume49
Issue3
Pages279-292
Publication date2018-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Family Planning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sifp.12070
PMID30125375
OpenAlexW2888754042
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited28

Despite an extensive evidence base on contraceptive method choice, it remains uncertain which factors are most influential in predisposing women toward certain methods and against others. This paper addresses this gap in knowledge by making use of rarely‐measured perceptions about specific methods, perceived social network experience of methods, and women's own past experiences using specific methods. We draw on baseline data from the project, “ Improving Measurement of Unintended Pregnancy and Unmet Need for Family Planning.” Using conditional logit analysis, we ascertain which perceived method‐specific attributes, including past experience of methods by women themselves and by their friends, predict preferred future contraceptive method among 317 women living in Nairobi slums who are using no method but intend to start in the next 12 months. Results show that satisfaction with past use, positive experience of use by a woman's social network, husband/partner's approval, lack of interference with menses, and perception of safety for long term use were all associated with choice of a future method

Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family planning · Informal settlements · Logit · Perception · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Unintended pregnancy · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology