Some Evidence against the Assumption That Approval of Family Planning Is Associated with Frequency of Spouses' Discussion of the Subject

Much previous work on the relationship between respondent's reported frequency of discussion with spouse about family planning and correctness of reporting spouse's approval of family planning has led to the conclusion that discussion promotes approval. In this paper, data from the 1998 Ke...

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Published in:Population studies 2001-07, Vol.55 (2), p.195-198
Main Authors: Dodoo, F. Nii-Amoo, Ezeh, Alex C., Owuor, Tom O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birth control
Contraception
Couples
Demography
Family planning
Health surveys
Husbands
Interpersonal communication
Men
Political attitudes
Research Note
Spouses
Wives
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Summary:Much previous work on the relationship between respondent's reported frequency of discussion with spouse about family planning and correctness of reporting spouse's approval of family planning has led to the conclusion that discussion promotes approval. In this paper, data from the 1998 Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys are used to show that a focus on the relationship between frequency of discussion and correctness of reporting partner's disapproval of family planning leads to sceptical conclusions about the effects of discussion in improving knowledge of partner's attitude or in promoting approval.
ISSN:0032-4728
1477-4747
DOI:10.1080/00324720127689