Estimates and Explanations of Gender Differentials in Contraceptive Prevalence Rates

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ID10795366
AutoresAlex Chika Ezeh, Alex Ezeh (0000-0002-1309-4697, Francophone University Association, autor de correspondencia), Gora Mboup
Año1997
Volumen28
Número2
Páginas104
Fecha de publicación1997-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaStudies in Family Planning (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465
EditorialJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2138113
PMID9216031
OpenAlexW1984662344
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas31
Referencias citadas7

This article examines gender differentials in the reporting of contraceptive use and offers explanations regarding the sources of these differences. Data from five countries where DHS surveys were conducted recently among men and women are used in exploring these differences. The gap exists in all five countries, with men (or husbands) reporting greater practice of contraception than women (or wives). Results from the bivariate analysis suggest that the gap is attributable to polygyny and to gender differences in how the purpose of contraception is understood, rather than to male extramarital sexual relations. Additionally, gender differences in the definition of certain contraceptive methods and differences in the interpretation of questions about contraception contribute to the observed gap. These findings are also consistent with results of the multivariate analysis

Abstinence · Condom · Developing country · Economic growth · Family medicine · Family planning · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Marital status · Pill · Polygyny · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare