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The association between men’s family planning networks and contraceptive use among their female partners

An egocentric network study in Madagascar

Bibliographic Data

ID15358902
AuthorsAlison B Comfort (0000-0001-6713-5258, University of California, San Francisco, corresponding author), Cynthia C Harper (0000-0002-5587-6398, University of California, San Francisco), Alexander C Tsai (0000-0001-6397-7917, Harvard University), Jessica M Perkins (0000-0002-5475-8816, Vanderbilt University), James Moody (0000-0003-2266-5348), Justin Ranjalahy Rasolofomana, Cora Alperin (0000-0003-2882-1794, University of Chicago), Margaret Schultz (University of California, San Francisco), Anja Noeliarivelo Ranjalahy (Tandem Diabetes Care (United States)), Ravo Heriniaina (Opportunity International), Paul J Krezanoski (0000-0002-5376-5336, San Francisco General Hospital)
Year2021
Volume21
Issue1
Pages209-209
Publication date2021-01-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-021-10180-6
PMID33494746
OpenAlexW3121771074
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited45

Whether men have a FP network, be it provider or social ties, distinguishes if couples are using contraception. Interventions should focus on reaching men not only through providers but also through their social ties to foster communication and support for contraceptive use

Biostatistics · Environmental health · Family planning · Interpersonal ties · Poisson regression · Population · Public health · Social network (sociolinguistics · Social support · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year1
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4
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