The Effect of Women's Empowerment in the Utilisation of Family Planning in Western Ethiopia: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach.

ABSTRACT: This study examines the associations between women's empowerment and family planning use in Jimma Zone, Western Ethiopia. A total of 746 randomly selected married women of reproductive age were interviewed. The data were employed by structural equation modelling (SEM) to investigate the complex and multidimensional pathways to show women's empowerment domains in family planning utilisation. Results of the study revealed that 72% of married women had used family planning. Younger women, having access to information, having access to health facilities and being aware about family planning methods, living in a rural area, having an older partner and increased household decision-making power were associated with using family planning methods. Women's empowerment is an important determinant of

SUBMITTER: Muluneh MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8296516 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature