Women's empowerment and current contraceptive use in Pakistan: informed by theory of gender and power.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

It is evident from the stagnant modern contraceptive rate and the growing population of Pakistan that the family planning (FP) programs in Pakistan have failed to deliver successfully. The study examines the association of domains of women's empowerment, following the Theory of Gender and Power, with the current use of contraceptive methods and how intimate partner violence (IPV) can moderate such associations in Pakistan.

Methods

Married women of reproductive age from the Pakistan DHS (2017-18) were included in the analysis (n = 14,502). Key independent variables were identified using Connell's Theory of Gender and Power operationalized by Wingood and DiClemente, and constructs were created using principal component analysis. Multinomial logistic regress

SUBMITTER: Kumari B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11617574 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature