Women's empowerment, intrahousehold influences, and health system design on modern contraceptive use in rural Mali: a multilevel analysis of cross-sectional survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persistent challenges in meeting reproductive health and family planning goals underscore the value in determining what factors can be leveraged to facilitate modern contraceptive use, especially in poor access settings. In Mali, where only 15% of reproductive-aged women use modern contraception, understanding how women's realities and health system design influence contraceptive use helps to inform strategies to achieve the nation's target of 30% by 2023.

Methods

Using household survey data from the baseline round of a cluster-randomized trial, including precise geolocation data from all households and public sector primary health facilities, we used a multilevel model to assess influences at the individual, household, community, and health system levels on women

SUBMITTER: Whidden C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7931535 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature