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ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2024

Women's Sexual Autonomy and Short Birth Interval in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multilevel Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Data.

Joshua Okyere, Louis Kobina Dadzie, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Francis Arthur-Holmes, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

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Joshua OkyereDepartment of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Private Mail Bag, University Post Office, Cape Coast, Ghana. joshuaokyere54@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4080-7522
Louis Kobina DadzieDepartment of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Private Mail Bag, University Post Office, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Ebenezer AgbagloDepartment of English and Communication, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
Francis Arthur-HolmesDepartment of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University, 8 Castle Peak Road, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.
Richard Gyan AboagyeDepartment of Family and Community Health, Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Abdul-Aziz SeiduDepartment of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Private Mail Bag, University Post Office, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Bright Opoku AhinkorahSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

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Sexual autonomy is an inalienable human right to protect and maintain an informed decision over one's body, sexuality, and sexual experience. With the increased attention to women's empowerment and gender equality all over the world, it is surprising that previous research has overlooked the relationship between women's sexual autonomy and short birth intervals. This study examined the association between women's sexual autonomy and short birth intervals in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Data were sourced from the Demographic and Health Surveys of 29 sub-Saharan African countries conducted from 2010 to 2019. A total of 222,940 women were included in this study. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the association between sexual autonomy and short birth interval. The results were presented as adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and significance level was set at p < .05. The overall proportions of sexual autonomy and short birth interval among women in SSA were 75.1% and 13.3%, respectively. Women who reported having sexual autonomy had lower odds of short birth interval [aOR = 0.94; CI = 0.91, 0.96]. The likelihood of short birth interval among women increased with increasing maternal and partner's age but reduced with increasing level of education and wealth index. Given that short birth intervals could have negative maternal and child health outcomes, public health authorities in sub-Saharan African countries should endeavor to promote health interventions and social programs to empower women with low sexual autonomy.

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Birth IntervalsHealth PromotionChildEducational StatusFemaleHealth SurveysHumansMultilevel AnalysisSexual BehaviorGlobal healthSexual autonomyShort birth intervalSub-Saharan Africa

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PMID37903958

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