Empowerment and use of modern contraceptive methods among married women in Burkina Faso: a multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Burkina Faso, gender inequality prevents women from meeting their reproductive needs, leading to high rates of unintended pregnancies, abortions and deaths. Evidence shows that empowering women may increase the proportion of demand for family planning satisfied using modern methods (mDFPS), but few studies have measured this process in multiple spheres of life. We investigated how empowerment influences the mDFPS among married women of reproductive age (MWRA) in Burkina Faso.

Methods

We analyzed data from the 2010 Burkina Faso Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) on 4714 MWRA with reproductive needs living in 573 communities. We used principal component analysis (PCA) and Cronbach's alpha test to explore and assess specific and consistently relevant components o

SUBMITTER: Some SYM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8336087 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature