ArticleReproductive health2022
As long as (I think) my husband agrees…: role of perceived partner approval in contraceptive use among couples living in military camps in Kinshasa, DRC.
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- Factors influencing preference for short-term over long-term contraceptives among women in northern Uganda. A mixed-methods study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- A community-based contraceptive education intervention study on inter-spousal communication, approval, and support for contraceptive use among married couples in selected districts of Jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- What factors are associated with contraceptive method choice during social marketing campaigns in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo? A mixed-methods cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Non utilization of modern contraceptives among sexually active adolescent girls and young women aged 10-24 years in selected districts of Busoga region, Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2025Article
- Provincial distribution of unintended pregnancy and its associated factors in Sierra Leone.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Determinants of men's perspectives on women contraceptive use in Ghana: an analysis of the 2022 Ghana demographic and health survey.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Factors associated with family planning use among refugee and host populations in Adjumani district, West Nile, Uganda: a comparative study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- What does your partner want? Using a gender equality lens to assess partner support and involvement in family planning in Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Development of a multi-level family planning intervention for couples in rural Uganda: key findings & adaptations made from community engaged research methods.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- More than Measurement Error: Discrepant Reporting of Contraceptive Use and the Role of Wives' and Husbands' Educational Attainment.Studies in family planning · 2023Article
- Spatial and Multilevel Analysis of Unscheduled Contraceptive Discontinuation in Ethiopia: Further analysis of 2005 and 2016 Ethiopia Demography and Health Surveys.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Article
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backgroundMale partner's approval is a key determinant of contraceptive use for women living in Sub-Saharan Africa and improving men's support and couple communication is a cornerstone of family planning programs. However, approval is often only measured through the women's perception of their partner's opinion.
methodsThis study conducted in Kinshasa compares contraceptive approval variables from matched male and female partners (n = 252 couples) to establish the frequency of (in)accurate perceptions by the woman, then test their association with modern contraceptive use. Additional regressions estimate individual and couple variables associated with (in)correct perceptions.
resultsResults confirm women are poorly aware of their partner's opinion but indicate that perceived approval or disapproval by the woman is a much stronger determinant of modern contraceptive use than her partner's actual opinion. Higher educational achievement from the woman is the strongest driver of misunderstanding her partner's approval.
conclusionsWomen's perceptions of partner's approval are much stronger determinant of contraceptive use than the latter's actual opinion, and stereotyping men's opinion of family planning is a common error of appreciation. However, findings also suggest these misunderstandings might serve women's capacity to negotiate contraceptive use.
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