Beyond the mother-child dyad: Is co-residence with a grandmother associated with adolescent girls' family planning knowledge?

ABSTRACT:

Background

In South Asian countries, adolescent girls are generally embedded in multigenerational households. Nevertheless, public health research continues to focus on the nuclear family and overlook the role of grandmothers in adolescent socialization and the transfer of health information. This study compares family planning knowledge of adolescent girls in households with and without a resident grandmother. Two main types of family planning knowledge were assessed: (1) modern contraceptive knowledge and (2) healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy knowledge.

Methods

This study is a secondary data analysis of the 2017 Suaahara II cross-sectional survey in 16 of Nepal's 77 districts. Family planning knowledge among 769 adolescent girls was assessed and compared between thos

SUBMITTER: Zevallos-Roberts E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8923440 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature