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Association of Effective Spousal Family Planning Communication with Couples’ Modern Contraceptive Use in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Spousal family planning communication plays an important role in making better reproductive health decisions and in increasing the use of modern contraceptive methods. The objective of the current study is to examine the association of spousal family planning communication in its broader...

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Autores principales: Zelalem, Desalew, Worku, Alemayehu, Alemayehu, Tadese, Dessie, Yadeta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7924133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33679142
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAJC.S285358
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author Zelalem, Desalew
Worku, Alemayehu
Alemayehu, Tadese
Dessie, Yadeta
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Worku, Alemayehu
Alemayehu, Tadese
Dessie, Yadeta
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description BACKGROUND: Spousal family planning communication plays an important role in making better reproductive health decisions and in increasing the use of modern contraceptive methods. The objective of the current study is to examine the association of spousal family planning communication in its broader context with current modern contraceptive use among couples. METHODS: A community based cross-sectional survey was conducted in twelve kebeles of Harar Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System. A total of 2700 currently married couples of whose wives were in the reproductive age participated in the study. The selection of the study participants was made using simple random sampling and data were collected using an interviewer administered structured questionnaire and analyzed using Stata version 12. RESULTS: The level of current modern contraceptive use was 57.1% (95% CI: 0.53, 3.39). Effective spousal family planning communication was significantly associated with current modern contraceptive use even after controlling for socio-economic and demographic variables. Socio-economic and demographic variables such as religion of couples, number of couples’ living children, household monthly income, couples’ family planning approval and women’s counseling about family planning by health workers were significantly associated with current modern contraceptive use. CONCLUSION: Policies and programs aimed at increasing contraceptive prevalence should properly address the importance of spousal communication about family planning and integrate men into family planning programs to facilitate and enhance couples communication skills.
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spelling pubmed-79241332021-03-04 Association of Effective Spousal Family Planning Communication with Couples’ Modern Contraceptive Use in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia Zelalem, Desalew Worku, Alemayehu Alemayehu, Tadese Dessie, Yadeta Open Access J Contracept Original Research BACKGROUND: Spousal family planning communication plays an important role in making better reproductive health decisions and in increasing the use of modern contraceptive methods. The objective of the current study is to examine the association of spousal family planning communication in its broader context with current modern contraceptive use among couples. METHODS: A community based cross-sectional survey was conducted in twelve kebeles of Harar Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System. A total of 2700 currently married couples of whose wives were in the reproductive age participated in the study. The selection of the study participants was made using simple random sampling and data were collected using an interviewer administered structured questionnaire and analyzed using Stata version 12. RESULTS: The level of current modern contraceptive use was 57.1% (95% CI: 0.53, 3.39). Effective spousal family planning communication was significantly associated with current modern contraceptive use even after controlling for socio-economic and demographic variables. Socio-economic and demographic variables such as religion of couples, number of couples’ living children, household monthly income, couples’ family planning approval and women’s counseling about family planning by health workers were significantly associated with current modern contraceptive use. CONCLUSION: Policies and programs aimed at increasing contraceptive prevalence should properly address the importance of spousal communication about family planning and integrate men into family planning programs to facilitate and enhance couples communication skills. Dove 2021-02-26 /pmc/articles/PMC7924133/ /pubmed/33679142 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAJC.S285358 Text en © 2021 Zelalem et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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title Association of Effective Spousal Family Planning Communication with Couples’ Modern Contraceptive Use in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia
title_full Association of Effective Spousal Family Planning Communication with Couples’ Modern Contraceptive Use in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia
title_fullStr Association of Effective Spousal Family Planning Communication with Couples’ Modern Contraceptive Use in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia
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title_short Association of Effective Spousal Family Planning Communication with Couples’ Modern Contraceptive Use in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia
title_sort association of effective spousal family planning communication with couples’ modern contraceptive use in harar, eastern ethiopia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7924133/
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