Husband's migration status and contraceptive behaviors of women: evidence from Middle-Ganga Plain of India.
Contraception
Family planning
Left behind wives
Middle-Ganga plain
Journal
BMC women's health
ISSN: 1472-6874
Titre abrégé: BMC Womens Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088690
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 04 2023
15 04 2023
Historique:
received:
13
01
2023
accepted:
02
04
2023
medline:
18
4
2023
entrez:
15
4
2023
pubmed:
16
4
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Male out-migration is negatively associated with contraceptive use in developing countries. This study aimed to examine the effect of male out-migration on the contraceptive behaviour of women in the Middle-Ganga Plain (MGP) region. The data has been collected from the Middle-Ganga Plain survey (2018-19), which was conducted by the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS). The overall sample size was 1314 wives left behind and 1402 non-migrant wives. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between the variables. Statistical analyses were done using SPSS version 25. The result shows that female sterilization was the most common method used by both left behind wives (30.9%) and non-migrant wives (34.6%). Most of the left-behind women didn't use contraception because their husbands were away from home (30.86%). The result also shows that left behind wives were less likely to use any methods of contraception than the non-migrant wives. Left behind women were more tended to use the modern methods (OR-0.71, 95%CI = 0.57-0.88) than any traditional methods (OR-0.61, 95% CI = 0.46-0.80). Age, religion, family type, working status, and marital duration were strongly associated with women's contraceptive use. These results strengthen the existing literature that explains how migration affects women's health. Therefore, there is an important need to develop and implement comprehensive education programs and policy on contraception use.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Male out-migration is negatively associated with contraceptive use in developing countries. This study aimed to examine the effect of male out-migration on the contraceptive behaviour of women in the Middle-Ganga Plain (MGP) region.
METHODS
The data has been collected from the Middle-Ganga Plain survey (2018-19), which was conducted by the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS). The overall sample size was 1314 wives left behind and 1402 non-migrant wives. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between the variables. Statistical analyses were done using SPSS version 25.
RESULT
The result shows that female sterilization was the most common method used by both left behind wives (30.9%) and non-migrant wives (34.6%). Most of the left-behind women didn't use contraception because their husbands were away from home (30.86%). The result also shows that left behind wives were less likely to use any methods of contraception than the non-migrant wives. Left behind women were more tended to use the modern methods (OR-0.71, 95%CI = 0.57-0.88) than any traditional methods (OR-0.61, 95% CI = 0.46-0.80). Age, religion, family type, working status, and marital duration were strongly associated with women's contraceptive use.
CONCLUSION
These results strengthen the existing literature that explains how migration affects women's health. Therefore, there is an important need to develop and implement comprehensive education programs and policy on contraception use.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37061675
doi: 10.1186/s12905-023-02325-z
pii: 10.1186/s12905-023-02325-z
pmc: PMC10105934
doi:
Substances chimiques
Contraceptive Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
180Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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