ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2014
Women empowerment and practices regarding use of dual protection among family planning clients in urban Zimbabwe.
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- Women's Sexual Autonomy and Short Birth Interval in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multilevel Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Data.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Male involvement in family planning use and its determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.Systematic reviews · 2022Article
- Male Involvement in Family Planning Utilization and Associated Factors in Womberma District, Northern Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Open access journal of contraception · 2020Article
- Maternal Decision-Making and Uptake of Health Services for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission: A Secondary Analysis.Maternal and child health journal · 2019Article
- [Contraceptive practices of HIV-infected women followed up on an ambulatory basis at the Treichville University Hospital (Abidjan, Ivory Coast)].The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
- Women's decision-making and uptake of services to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Zambia.AIDS care · 2018Article
- Perceived confidence to use female condoms among students in Tertiary Institutions of a Metropolitan City, Southwestern, Nigeria.BMC research notes · 2017Article
- Consistent Condom Utilization and its Associated Factors among Sexually Active Female Anti-Retro Viral Treatment Users in Finoteselam District Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
- Long-Acting Contraceptive Switching and Its Associated Factors among Married Women in Southwest Ethiopia.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
introductionGender related vulnerability may increase women's susceptibility to HIV infection and unintended pregnancy. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between women empowerment and practices regarding use of dual protection.
methodsA non-experimental descriptive correlational study design was conducted using systematic sampling method to recruit eighty women aged 18-49 years at an urban clinic in Zimbabwe. Data was collected using a structured interview schedule and was analysed and presented using descriptive and inferential statistics.
resultsA weak positive significant correlation existed between women empowerment and use of dual protection (r= .242, p=0.03). Findings demonstrated that as women empowerment levels increase practices regarding use of dual protection also increase. The coefficient of determination, R2=.0.058, b=0.293, indicated that the total amount of variation in utilization of dual protection explained by level of women empowerment was 5.8%. The major finding was that use of dual protection was very low (3.8%) and 67.5% had low levels of practices regarding use of dual protection. Additionally, 85.0% were not confident of using the female condom.
conclusionGender inequality within sexual relations was associated with low levels of practices regarding use of dual protection. The study provided evidence for the need for a proactive integrated approach to empower women so that they could negotiate for safer sex practices. To increase female condom utilization, manufacturers need to redesign the female condom so that it becomes user friendly. Health personnel need to involve men for any health reproductive program to succeed.
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