Contraceptive Uptake Among Married Women in Uganda: Does Empowerment Matter?

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dc.contributor.authorKibira, Simon P. S.
dc.contributor.authorNdugga, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorNansubuga, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorSewannonda, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorKwagala, Betty
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-07T10:07:50Z
dc.date.available2022-03-07T10:07:50Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractAlthough contraceptive prevalence increased from 24% to 30% between 2006 and 2011, this uptake is still below global level of 62% and low levels of women empowerment could be a factor. Data was extracted from 2011 UDHS to examine associations between women’s empowerment and contraceptive uptake. We developed four empowerment indices symbolising economic and social empowerment, established associations between them and contraceptive use. Most women (83%) were from the rural areas and 61% were married for 10+ years. Most (59%) scored low on power over earnings and domestic violence indices. All indices independently were positively associated with contraceptive use, but only the reproductive health rights index was significant before (OR 2.13, 95% CI; 1.52-2.98) and after adjusting for background characteristics (AOR 1.72, 95% CI; 1.07-2.73). Empowered women were more likely to use contraceptives. More efforts in sensitisation of women about their sexual and reproductive health rights as well as ensuring more control over their earningsen_US
dc.identifier.citationKibira, S. P., Ndugga, P., Nansubuga, E., Sewannonda, A., & Kwagala, B. (2014). Contraceptive uptake among married women in Uganda: does empowerment matter?. African Population Studies, 968-975.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://aps.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/572
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2441
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Population Studiesen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectEmpowermenten_US
dc.subjectContraceptivesen_US
dc.subjectReproductive healthen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleContraceptive Uptake Among Married Women in Uganda: Does Empowerment Matter?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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