Assessing the relationship between reproductive autonomy and contraceptive use in rural Malawi

A Wollum, M Bornstein, G Mopiwa, A Norris… - Reproductive …, 2023 - Springer
Reproductive autonomy, or the extent to which people control matters related to their own
sexual and reproductive decisions, may help explain why some people who do not intend to …

“When you live in good health with your husband, then your children are in good health….” A qualitative exploration of how households make healthcare decisions in …

S Chace Dwyer, S Mathur, K Kirk, C Dadi… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Gender dynamics influence household-level decision-making about health
behaviors and subsequent outcomes. Health and development programs in Niger are …

Associations between Contraceptive Decision‐Making and Marital Contraceptive Communication and use in Rural Maharashtra, India

M Nazarbegian, S Averbach, NE Johns… - Studies in family …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Women's contraceptive decision‐making control is crucial for reproductive autonomy, but
research largely relies on the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) measure which asks …

[HTML][HTML] “When you live in good health with your husband, then your children are in good health….” A qualitative exploration of how households make healthcare …

SC Dwyer, S Mathur, K Kirk, C Dadi… - BMC Public …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Gender dynamics influence household-level decision-making about health
behaviors and subsequent outcomes. Health and development programs in Niger are …

Women's involvement in decision-making and association with reproductive health behaviors: findings from a cross-sectional survey in Niger

S Mathur, K Kirk, C Dadi, L Dougherty - BMC Women's Health, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Though women in Niger are largely responsible for the familial health
and caretaking, prior research shows limited female autonomy in healthcare decisions. This …

Application of the integrated gateway model on child nutrition behaviors in Niger: An exploratory analysis

L Dougherty, C Dadi - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Objective To identify potential gateway factors and behaviors that are associated with infant
and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in the Maradi and Zinder regions of Niger through …

Unmet need for contraception among married adolescent girls and young women in Haramaya health and demographic surveillance system, Eastern Ethiopia

S Hailu, N Assefa, T Dingeta, C Abdurahman… - Frontiers in Global …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The prevalence of unmet need for contraception is the highest in low-and
middle-income countries (LMIC). Contraceptive use among young married or unmarried …

Time to initiation of modern contraceptive method use after childbirth and its predictors in Southern Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study

EA Mugoro, DE Mekango, TA Lule, BH Jena… - BMC Women's …, 2023 - Springer
Background Timely initiation of modern contraceptive use is vital to prevent unintended
pregnancy and its related morbidities and mortalities. However, there is a scarcity of …

A new contraceptive diaphragm in Niamey, Niger: a mixed methods study on acceptability, use, and programmatic considerations

A Jackson, A Angel, ARM Bagourmé… - … Health: Science and …, 2022 - ghspjournal.org
Introduction: Diaphragms have never been widely available in West Africa, a region with
very low contraceptive use due in part to health system constraints and low demand for other …

[PDF][PDF] Creating reproductive health behavioral profiles for women of reproductive age in Niger using cross-sectional survey data: a latent class analysis

L Dougherty, N Bellows, C Dadi - International Journal of Public …, 2023 - ssph-journal.org
Objectives: To identify health behavioral profiles for women of reproductive age in Niger.
Methods: We interviewed married women of reproductive age in Niger in April 2021 (N …