Associations between Contraceptive Decision-Making and Marital Contraceptive Communication and use in Rural Maharashtra, India.

ABSTRACT: Women's contraceptive decision-making control is crucial for reproductive autonomy, but research largely relies on the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) measure which asks who is involved with decision-making. In India, this typically assesses joint decision-making or male engagement. Newer measures emphasize female agency. We examined three measures of contraceptive decision-making, the DHS and two agency-focused measures, to assess their associations with marital contraceptive communication and use in rural Maharashtra, India. We analyzed follow-up survey data from women participating in the CHARM2 study (n = 1088), collected in June-December 2020. The survey included the DHS (measure 1), Reproductive Decision-Making Agency (measure 2), and Contraceptive Final Decision-Maker measures (

SUBMITTER: Nazarbegian M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10695302 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature