Spousal agreement on reproductive preferences in sub-Saharan Africa / (Record no. 1155)
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| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HQ766.5.A357 2008 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Gebreselassie, Tesfayi. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Spousal agreement on reproductive preferences in sub-Saharan Africa / |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Calverton, MD : |
| Name of publisher | Macro International, |
| Year of publication | 2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xi, 44 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "May 2008." |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "This study was carried out with support provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the MEASURE DHS project (#GPO-C-00-03-00002-00). The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government." - t.p. verso |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. Data and Methods -- 4. Spousal Agreement on Fertility Preferences and Ideal Number of Children -- 5. Differentials in Spousal Agreement on Reproductive Preferences -- 6. Multivariate Analyses -- 7. Polygyny and Reproductive Preferences -- References -- Appendix |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "This study investigates spousal agreement on reproductive preferences (fertility preferences and ideal number of children) in sub-Saharan Africa. The analysis uses matched couples' data from 14 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) carried out between 1999 and 2004. Additionally, pooled data from the 14 countries are used to explore the aggregate effect of different levels of polygyny (high and low) on spousal agreement on reproductive preferences. Agreement between partners/spouses to have another child ranges from 36 percent in Namibia to 90 percent in Chad. The multivariate analysis indicates that in many countries agreement on having another child is less likely if the woman has some formal education. Additionally, in most countries, the results show that wife's age and the number of living children are consistent predictors of spousal agreement on having another child. Economic status has an important role in 7 of the 14 countries; couples living in wealthier households are less likely to agree to have another child than those in poorer households. Agreement between partners/spouses on the ideal number of children ranges from 13 percent in Chad to 32 percent in Kenya. Overall, a larger proportion of husbands than wives consider a higher number of children to be the ideal. However, the multivariate analysis indicates that, in most countries, the odds of spousal agreement on the ideal number of children are increased if the wife has formal education. The study also looks at the aggregate effect of high and low levels of polygyny on spousal agreement on fertility preferences and ideal number of children. The findings from the multivariate analysis indicates that, regardless of level of polygyny, the most important factors influencing the likelihood that both partners want another child are wife's education, wife's age, number of living children, and household wealth status. However, in countries with high levels of polygyny, type of marriage, difference in spouses' education, and infecundity can havea significant negative impact on agreement to have another child. In all 14 countries, wife's education has a positive impact on spousal agreement on the ideal number of children, regardless of level of polygyny. However, if the husband's level of education exceeds that of his wife, the wife is working for cash, or the household is not poor, the likelihood of spousal agreement on ideal number of children is greater only in the high polygyny group." - p. xi |
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| Topical Term | Birth control |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Fertility, Human |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Birth control |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Fertility, Human |
| 650 #2 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Contraception Behavior |
| 650 #2 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Contraception Behavior |
| 650 #2 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Family Characteristics |
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| Topical Term | Fertility |
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| Topical Term | Reproductive Behavior |
| 650 #2 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Reproductive Behavior |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/AS10/AS10.pdf |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Long Loan Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| National Council for Population and Development Library | National Council for Population and Development Library | 07/05/2015 | HQ766.5.A357 2008 | 1056 | Long Loan Books |