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EFFECTS OF COUPLES' CHARACTERISTICS ON CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: THE GHANAIAN EXAMPLE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2001

YAW OHENEBA-SAKYI  and
BAFFOUR K. TAKYI
YAW OHENEBA-SAKYI
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, State University of New York, Potsdam, USA
BAFFOUR K. TAKYI
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, State University of New York, Potsdam, USA
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Abstract

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Using data from the 1988 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, this study examines couples' demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in the context of their attitudes towards family planning, and the impact of these factors on the use of contraceptives. The characteristics of the husbands and their influence on wives' behaviour illustrate the role of intra-household relations between men and women and their effect on fertility-related behaviour in patriarchal African societies.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , January 1997 , pp. 33 - 49
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press