Trial reportPloS one2020
Associations of spousal communication with contraceptive method use among adolescent wives and their husbands in Niger.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Examining fertility preferences and spousal communication on contraceptive uptake among postpartum mothers in selected facilities in Abuja, Nigeria.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2026Article
- Measuring social norms endorsement and normative influence on contraceptive use among youth (15-24) in northeastern Uganda.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Modern contraceptive use, associated factors and reasons for non-use among young lactating mothers in the context of free family planning services in the Kaya municipality setting, Burkina Faso.Journal of public health in Africa · 2026Article
- Factors associated with male acceptance of modern contraceptive methods. A descriptive cross-sectional study in a peri-urban municipality.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2025Article
- Women's involvement in decision-making and association with reproductive health behaviors: findings from a cross-sectional survey in Niger.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Application of the integrated gateway model on child nutrition behaviors in Niger: An exploratory analysis.PloS one · 2024Article
- Time to initiation of modern contraceptive method use after childbirth and its predictors in Southern Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Assessing the relationship between reproductive autonomy and contraceptive use in rural Malawi.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- Creating Reproductive Health Behavioral Profiles for Women of Reproductive Age in Niger Using Cross-Sectional Survey Data: A Latent Class Analysis.International journal of public health · 2023Article
- Associations between Contraceptive Decision-Making and Marital Contraceptive Communication and use in Rural Maharashtra, India.Studies in family planning · 2022Article
- "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 Maradi and Zinder Regions, Niger.BMC public health · 2022Article
- A New Contraceptive Diaphragm in Niamey, Niger: A Mixed Methods Study on Acceptability, Use, and Programmatic Considerations.Global health, science and practice · 2022Article
- Unmet need for contraception among married adolescent girls and young women in Haramaya Health and demographic surveillance system, Eastern Ethiopia.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aims to examine associations between spousal communication about contraception and ever use of modern contraception, overt modern contraceptive use (with husband's knowledge), and covert modern contraceptive use (without husband's knowledge) among adolescent wives and their husbands in Niger. STUDY
designCross-sectional data, from the Reaching Married Adolescents Study, were collected from randomly selected adolescent wives (ages 13-19 years) and their husbands from 48 randomly selected villages in rural Niger (N = 1,020 couples). Logistic regression models assessed associations of couples' reports of spousal communication about contraception with wives' reports of contraception (overall, overt, and covert).
resultsAbout one-fourth of adolescent wives and one-fifth of husbands reported spousal communication about contraception. Results showed couples' reports of spousal communication about contraception were positively associated with ever use of modern contraception. Couples' reports of spousal communication about contraception were negatively associated with covert modern contraceptive use compared to overt use. Wives' reports of spousal communication were marginally associated with covert use compared to no use but husbands' reports were not.
conclusionAmong a sample of couples in Niger, spousal communication about contraception was positively associated with modern contraceptive use (compared to no use) and negatively with covert use (compared to overt use) but wives' and husbands' reports showed differential associations with covert use compared to no use. Since there is little understanding of couple communication surrounding covert contraceptive use decisions, research should focus on characterizing content and context of couple communication particularly in cases of disagreement over fertility decisions.
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