Women's empowerment and contraceptive use in ever-married adult women: Analysis of a population-based survey in Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evaluate the relationship between women's empowerment and the use of modern contraceptive methods.

Study design

A secondary analysis was conducted using the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey of Peru, selecting women who were married, ever married, or cohabiting with a partner. The survey-based Women's Empowerment Index was employed to assess empowerment, and the dependent variable was the use of modern contraceptives at the time of the interview. Regression analysis was performed using generalized linear models of the Poisson family.

Results

Sixty percent of the selected women were using a contraceptive method at the time of the survey. We found an association between low empowerment levels and lower frequency of modern contraceptive use (aPR = 0.87, p</

SUBMITTER: Chuman-Sanchez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11667171 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature