妇女在夫妻之间的谈判权对喀麦隆避孕药的使用的影响
Dimitri Tchakounté Tchuimi1, Benjamin Fomba Kamga1
1Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Yaounde II, Yaounde, Centre, Po. Box 1792, Cameroon.
Gates open research
|July 22, 2024
概括
通过增加家庭谈判权力,赋予喀麦隆妇女权力与更高的现代避孕药使用有关. 这一发现支持旨在降低高产妇死亡率的社会政策.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 人口统计学 人口统计学
背景情况:
- 喀麦隆的避孕措施普及率低 (23%) 和高的孕产妇死亡率 (782/100,000活产).
- 国家卫生战略旨在增加现代避孕药的使用,以减少孕产妇死亡率.
- 探讨了女性在夫妇中的谈判权力,作为影响避孕措施采用的潜在因素.
研究的目的:
- 分析妇女的谈判权力与喀麦隆现代避孕药的使用之间的关联.
- 在喀麦隆的背景下,确定现代避孕药采用的关键决定因素.
主要方法:
- 利用了2018年喀麦隆人口与健康调查 (DHS) 的数据.
- 使用多重通信分析构建了一个女性讨价还价能力综合指数 (WBPCI).
- 采用后勤回归来评估WBPCI与现代避孕药使用之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 具有更高讨价还价能力的女性表现出更多的现代避孕药使用.
- 较高的WBPCI与更高的使用现代避孕方法的几率显著相关 (OR = 1.352).
- 女性教育成为一个关键的决定因素,受过教育的女性使用现代方法的可能性超过两倍.
结论:
- 赋予家庭中的妇女权力的社会政策对于减少喀麦隆的孕产妇死亡率至关重要.
- 干预措施应将妇女赋权与加强卫生系统相结合.
- 研究结果强调了社会决定因素和生殖健康结果的相互联系.
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