Gender norms and modern contraceptive use in urban Nigeria: a multilevel longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests that gender equality positively influences family planning. However, the evidence from urban Africa is sparse. This study aimed to examine the association between changes in gender norms and modern contraceptive use over time among women in urban Nigeria.

Methods

Data were collected in 2010/2011 from 16,118 women aged 15-49 living in six cities in Nigeria (Abuja, Benin, Ibadan, Ilorin, Kaduna, and Zaria) and again in 2014 from 10,672 of the same women (34% attrition rate). The analytical sample included 9933 women living in 480 neighborhoods. A four-category outcome variable measured their change in modern contraceptive use within the study period. The exposure variables measured the changes in the level of gender-equitable attitudes towards: a)

SUBMITTER: Okigbo CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6206649 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature