Background: A majority of presently single women are postponing marriage in most parts of the world. Most women prefer to remain single. Despite this seeming acceptable trend, most cultures and societies still perceive marriage as important, desirable and the only means through which women can fully realize their potentials as mothers and wives. The main objective of the study was to examine the perception of presently single women about marriage. Methods: They study made use of structured questionnaire to explore the relationship among socio economic status of women, influences, location and former marital status on their perception of marriage. Results: Findings indicated that women of all socio economic status desired to be married. The odds ratio or the likelihood of desiring marriage was highest among tertiary education level women and civil servants (.456, .876, and .567). Influences determined the perception of never married women about marriage. Over sixty percent of women accepted that their location in urban centres and former marital status affected their perception about marriage. In all women looked at their present status as transitional and desired to be married at some point. Conclusion/recommendation: It is therefore plausible to articulate that despite the global and national postponement of marriage among women, the women in the north central Nigeria look at marriage as desirable and that they want to be married at some point in their lives. There is therefore an urgent need for programmes that will prepare women towards happier marriages.
{"title":"Do single women ever want to be married? A quantitative survey of single women perceptin of marriage in North-Central Nigeria","authors":"D. Ugal","doi":"10.11564/33-2-1396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11564/33-2-1396","url":null,"abstract":"Background: A majority of presently single women are postponing marriage in most parts of the world. Most women prefer to remain single. Despite this seeming acceptable trend, most cultures and societies still perceive marriage as important, desirable and the only means through which women can fully realize their potentials as mothers and wives. The main objective of the study was to examine the perception of presently single women about marriage. Methods: They study made use of structured questionnaire to explore the relationship among socio economic status of women, influences, location and former marital status on their perception of marriage. Results: Findings indicated that women of all socio economic status desired to be married. The odds ratio or the likelihood of desiring marriage was highest among tertiary education level women and civil servants (.456, .876, and .567). Influences determined the perception of never married women about marriage. Over sixty percent of women accepted that their location in urban centres and former marital status affected their perception about marriage. In all women looked at their present status as transitional and desired to be married at some point. Conclusion/recommendation: It is therefore plausible to articulate that despite the global and national postponement of marriage among women, the women in the north central Nigeria look at marriage as desirable and that they want to be married at some point in their lives. There is therefore an urgent need for programmes that will prepare women towards happier marriages.","PeriodicalId":52433,"journal":{"name":"Etude de la Population Africaine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41983063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: Youths living on the streets of Harare engage in risky sexual behaviours, which exposes them to sexually transmitted diseases, yet they do not have adequate access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services. The study investigated sexual and reproductive health issues among youths on the streets of Harare’s Central Business District. Data and methods: The study interviewed 202 youths and had components of of in-depth interviews and Focus Group Discussions. Findings: Almost all youths had engaged in sex and had debuted at very young ages. Educational attainment was associated with current sexual activity; so was contraceptive use with drug use and alcohol consumption. Alcohol exposed youths to prenancy. Unsafe abortions were common among female youths - half had suffered an STI. Youths abused drugs and alcohol. Street youths had poor access to SRH services. Conclusion: Government should extend sexual education to street youths, keep them in school and make SRH services easily accessible to them.
{"title":"Sexual and Sexual and reproductive health issues of youths on the streets in Zimbabwe: the case of Harare Central Business Districtreproductive health issues of youths on the streets in Zimbabwe: the case of Harare Central Business District","authors":"H. N. Chikova, Rumbidzai J Chikova","doi":"10.11564/33-2-1425","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11564/33-2-1425","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Youths living on the streets of Harare engage in risky sexual behaviours, which exposes them to sexually transmitted diseases, yet they do not have adequate access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services. The study investigated sexual and reproductive health issues among youths on the streets of Harare’s Central Business District. Data and methods: The study interviewed 202 youths and had components of of in-depth interviews and Focus Group Discussions. Findings: Almost all youths had engaged in sex and had debuted at very young ages. Educational attainment was associated with current sexual activity; so was contraceptive use with drug use and alcohol consumption. Alcohol exposed youths to prenancy. Unsafe abortions were common among female youths - half had suffered an STI. Youths abused drugs and alcohol. Street youths had poor access to SRH services. Conclusion: Government should extend sexual education to street youths, keep them in school and make SRH services easily accessible to them.","PeriodicalId":52433,"journal":{"name":"Etude de la Population Africaine","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64214481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: This study analysed determinants of vulnerability to poverty in South Africa utilising the General Household Surveys from 2012 to 2015. Data source and methods: The Foster Greere Thorbecke poverty index by groups and income components using the Shapley Value was used to identify household vulnerability status. A multinomial logit model was used to investigate factors that contribute to vulnerability to poverty. Results: The study findings pointed out that high-income variability contributes to vulnerability and poverty among urban and rural areas. Additionally, the findings of the study demonstrated that only a few households fall in the middle (lower bound) poverty lines. Conclusions: Race and location are strong predictors of poverty in South Africa.
{"title":"Poverty dynamics and vulnerability to poverty: An empirical analysis using general household surveys","authors":"Priviledge Chetenia, Y. Khamfula, Gisele Mah","doi":"10.11564/33-1-1370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11564/33-1-1370","url":null,"abstract":"Background: This study analysed determinants of vulnerability to poverty in South Africa utilising the General Household Surveys from 2012 to 2015. Data source and methods: The Foster Greere Thorbecke poverty index by groups and income components using the Shapley Value was used to identify household vulnerability status. A multinomial logit model was used to investigate factors that contribute to vulnerability to poverty. Results: The study findings pointed out that high-income variability contributes to vulnerability and poverty among urban and rural areas. Additionally, the findings of the study demonstrated that only a few households fall in the middle (lower bound) poverty lines. Conclusions: Race and location are strong predictors of poverty in South Africa.","PeriodicalId":52433,"journal":{"name":"Etude de la Population Africaine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44078392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samuel O. Ebimgbo, Chinyere E. Onalu, N. Chukwu, Onyeyilichukwu P. Onwuama, P. Okah, T. E. Iwuagwu
Background: Practice of open defection has growing health concerns especially on rural dwellers and is among leading causes of diarrhea, typhoid fever, cholera, stunting and responsible for the death of children under 5 years in Nigeria. This study seeks to examine knowledge of public health challenges of open defecation among rural residents in south-east Nigeria and implications for social work. Data source and methods: Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were used for data collected from 52 respondents in Nsukka and Udenu LGAs of Enugu State. Thematic analysis was adopted and phrases with contextual connotations were pulled as illustrative quotes. Results: Lack of toilet facilities makes community members engage in the practice despite knowledge of its public health implications. Conclusions: The study recommends strengthening of government’s efforts to eradicate the practice; incorporating social workers as facilitators in public health regulations and advocacy in sensitising households to provide their own toilets.
{"title":"Knowledge of public health challenge of open defecation in rural areas of South-East Nigeria: Implications for social workers","authors":"Samuel O. Ebimgbo, Chinyere E. Onalu, N. Chukwu, Onyeyilichukwu P. Onwuama, P. Okah, T. E. Iwuagwu","doi":"10.11564/33-1-1369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11564/33-1-1369","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Practice of open defection has growing health concerns especially on rural dwellers and is among leading causes of diarrhea, typhoid fever, cholera, stunting and responsible for the death of children under 5 years in Nigeria. This study seeks to examine knowledge of public health challenges of open defecation among rural residents in south-east Nigeria and implications for social work. Data source and methods: Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were used for data collected from 52 respondents in Nsukka and Udenu LGAs of Enugu State. Thematic analysis was adopted and phrases with contextual connotations were pulled as illustrative quotes. Results: Lack of toilet facilities makes community members engage in the practice despite knowledge of its public health implications. Conclusions: The study recommends strengthening of government’s efforts to eradicate the practice; incorporating social workers as facilitators in public health regulations and advocacy in sensitising households to provide their own toilets.","PeriodicalId":52433,"journal":{"name":"Etude de la Population Africaine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45578503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chinyere E. Onalu, Agha A. Agha, Y. Adewoyin, Samuel O. Ebimgbo, U. Okoye
Background: In spite huge leaps in combating the spread and transmission of HIV globally, Nigeria still ranks high in the incidence of HIV among children. The study investigates the factors affecting the utilization of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services in Anambra South. Data source and Method: Data from 515 HIV positive women of child bearing age were collected using a structured questionnaire. The data sets were subjected to chi square and binary logistic regression analysis. Result: The results show that 86% of the respondents were aware of the PMTCT strategies while marital status (69.8%), age (70.7%) and place of residence (52.1%) were found to affect the uptake and utilization of PMTCT services. Conclusion: Evidence from the study drew attention to the need for government, social workers and healthcare providers to rise to their responsibilities in encouraging HIV women of reproductive age to utilize PMTCT services in order to achieve African Union Agenda 3 .
{"title":"Factors affecting the utilization of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Anambra South, Nigeria","authors":"Chinyere E. Onalu, Agha A. Agha, Y. Adewoyin, Samuel O. Ebimgbo, U. Okoye","doi":"10.11564/33-1-1368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11564/33-1-1368","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In spite huge leaps in combating the spread and transmission of HIV globally, Nigeria still ranks high in the incidence of HIV among children. The study investigates the factors affecting the utilization of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services in Anambra South. Data source and Method: Data from 515 HIV positive women of child bearing age were collected using a structured questionnaire. The data sets were subjected to chi square and binary logistic regression analysis. Result: The results show that 86% of the respondents were aware of the PMTCT strategies while marital status (69.8%), age (70.7%) and place of residence (52.1%) were found to affect the uptake and utilization of PMTCT services. Conclusion: Evidence from the study drew attention to the need for government, social workers and healthcare providers to rise to their responsibilities in encouraging HIV women of reproductive age to utilize PMTCT services in order to achieve African Union Agenda 3 .","PeriodicalId":52433,"journal":{"name":"Etude de la Population Africaine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45592550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: In as much as studies have been conducted on Lassa fever in Nigeria, the studies had no media angle and were carried out mainly in the Northern and Western regions of the country. This study examined how mass media intervention messages on Lassa fever have influenced the level of knowledge, attitudes and health practices of people living in South-East Nigeria towards controlling and eradicating this disease . Methods: The study adopted survey research design. Multi-stage sampling technique was used in selecting 428 respondents while structured questionnaire was used for data collection.Data analyzed was by descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation technique. Result: The level of exposure to and knowledge of Lassa fever media campaigns among South-East residents were high as confirmed by 90% and 51.1% respectively of the responses. Media campaigns against Lassa fever positively influenced the attitudes of 56.3% of the respondents towards prevention and control of this disease.There is positive significant relationship (0.93 with 0.01 level of significant) between exposure level to Lassa fever media campaigns and knowledge level of the disease among South-East residents. Conclusion: Mass media campaigns aimed at sensitizing the public on Lassa fever disease was adjudged effective. There is also need to employ more of interpersonal communication strategies to enhance effective delivery of this health messages.
{"title":"A Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) analysis of lassa fever media campaigns among residents of South-East Nigeria","authors":"C. Odionye, L. I. Anorue, O. Ekwe","doi":"10.11564/33-1-1365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11564/33-1-1365","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In as much as studies have been conducted on Lassa fever in Nigeria, the studies had no media angle and were carried out mainly in the Northern and Western regions of the country. This study examined how mass media intervention messages on Lassa fever have influenced the level of knowledge, attitudes and health practices of people living in South-East Nigeria towards controlling and eradicating this disease . Methods: The study adopted survey research design. Multi-stage sampling technique was used in selecting 428 respondents while structured questionnaire was used for data collection.Data analyzed was by descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation technique. Result: The level of exposure to and knowledge of Lassa fever media campaigns among South-East residents were high as confirmed by 90% and 51.1% respectively of the responses. Media campaigns against Lassa fever positively influenced the attitudes of 56.3% of the respondents towards prevention and control of this disease.There is positive significant relationship (0.93 with 0.01 level of significant) between exposure level to Lassa fever media campaigns and knowledge level of the disease among South-East residents. Conclusion: Mass media campaigns aimed at sensitizing the public on Lassa fever disease was adjudged effective. There is also need to employ more of interpersonal communication strategies to enhance effective delivery of this health messages.","PeriodicalId":52433,"journal":{"name":"Etude de la Population Africaine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48528362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Affo Alphonse Mingnimon, Robert Yao Djogbenou, Pacome Acotcheou, R. C. Tossou
Contexte : Les attitudes de rejet des PVVIH constituent un frein a l’acces universel et a leurs droits essentiels. Cet article vise a apporter un eclairage sur les disparites de genre en matiere de stigmatisation des PVVIH. Methodologie : Analyse secondaire des donnees de l’EDSB 2011-2012. Un indicateur de niveau de stigmatisation a ete cree pour faire des analyses multi-variees de regression logistique sur un echantillon de 4813 hommes et 14849 femmes. Resultats : Pour les deux sexes, avoir un niveau eleve d’instruction, etre expose frequemment aux medias, etre chretien et appartenir au groupe ethnique Adja determinent l’attitude bienveillante envers les PVVIH. Il en est de meme pour les femmes qui sont en union conjugale, celles qui vivent en milieu rural, celles vivant dans des menages riches ou celles n’ayant aucune activite economique. Conclusion: Developper des strategies de protection des PVVIH en s’appuyant sur les attitudes bienveillantes observees .
{"title":"Genre et attitudes de stigmatisation à l’égard des Personnes vivant avec le VIH (PVVIH) au Bénin","authors":"Affo Alphonse Mingnimon, Robert Yao Djogbenou, Pacome Acotcheou, R. C. Tossou","doi":"10.11564/33-1-1366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11564/33-1-1366","url":null,"abstract":"Contexte : Les attitudes de rejet des PVVIH constituent un frein a l’acces universel et a leurs droits essentiels. Cet article vise a apporter un eclairage sur les disparites de genre en matiere de stigmatisation des PVVIH. Methodologie : Analyse secondaire des donnees de l’EDSB 2011-2012. Un indicateur de niveau de stigmatisation a ete cree pour faire des analyses multi-variees de regression logistique sur un echantillon de 4813 hommes et 14849 femmes. Resultats : Pour les deux sexes, avoir un niveau eleve d’instruction, etre expose frequemment aux medias, etre chretien et appartenir au groupe ethnique Adja determinent l’attitude bienveillante envers les PVVIH. Il en est de meme pour les femmes qui sont en union conjugale, celles qui vivent en milieu rural, celles vivant dans des menages riches ou celles n’ayant aucune activite economique. Conclusion: Developper des strategies de protection des PVVIH en s’appuyant sur les attitudes bienveillantes observees .","PeriodicalId":52433,"journal":{"name":"Etude de la Population Africaine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42390065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chinasa E. Urama, Y. Adewoyin, E. R. Ukwueze, J. Ene
Background: Health burden in rural areas of developing countries is worsened by the limited coverage of health insurance. With constrained access to quality healthcare and constituting two thirds of Nigeria’s poor, this study investigates how rural households cope with health shocks consequent on their socioeconomic status. Method: Data was collected from 600 households in Enugu using a questionnaire. Cross-tabulation, chi square and multiple regression statistical techniques were employed for data analysis. Findings: About 53% of the respondents were male household-heads while borrowing (47.65%), sales of assets (43.85%), diversion of funds (2.00%) and reduced expenditure (6.48%) were the main coping strategies. Education, occupation, and income statistically influenced the coping strategies (P < 0.005) and jointly accounted for 26.5% (R2 = 0.265, P < 0.001) of the variations in coping strategies. Conclusion: Having a rural healthcare policy and mainstreaming the informal sector into the national health insurance scheme will ameliorate health shocks among the rural poor.
背景:发展中国家农村地区的卫生负担因医疗保险覆盖面有限而恶化。由于获得高质量医疗保健的机会有限，占尼日利亚贫困人口的三分之二，本研究调查了农村家庭如何应对因其社会经济地位而产生的健康冲击。方法:采用问卷调查法对埃努古地区600户家庭进行调查。数据分析采用交叉表法、卡方法和多元回归统计技术。调查结果:约53%的受访者为男性户主，主要应对策略为借贷(47.65%)、变卖资产(43.85%)、挪用资金(2.00%)和缩减支出(6.48%)。教育、职业、收入对应对策略的影响有统计学意义(P < 0.005)，共同占应对策略变异的26.5% (R2 = 0.265, P < 0.001)。结论:制定农村医疗保健政策并将非正规部门纳入国家医疗保险计划主流，将减轻农村贫困人口的健康冲击。
{"title":"Socioeconomic status and health shocks; analysis of coping strategies in rural households of Enugu State, Nigeria","authors":"Chinasa E. Urama, Y. Adewoyin, E. R. Ukwueze, J. Ene","doi":"10.11564/33-1-1367","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11564/33-1-1367","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Health burden in rural areas of developing countries is worsened by the limited coverage of health insurance. With constrained access to quality healthcare and constituting two thirds of Nigeria’s poor, this study investigates how rural households cope with health shocks consequent on their socioeconomic status. Method: Data was collected from 600 households in Enugu using a questionnaire. Cross-tabulation, chi square and multiple regression statistical techniques were employed for data analysis. Findings: About 53% of the respondents were male household-heads while borrowing (47.65%), sales of assets (43.85%), diversion of funds (2.00%) and reduced expenditure (6.48%) were the main coping strategies. Education, occupation, and income statistically influenced the coping strategies (P < 0.005) and jointly accounted for 26.5% (R2 = 0.265, P < 0.001) of the variations in coping strategies. Conclusion: Having a rural healthcare policy and mainstreaming the informal sector into the national health insurance scheme will ameliorate health shocks among the rural poor.","PeriodicalId":52433,"journal":{"name":"Etude de la Population Africaine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43852673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: Women’s undernutrition is a major concern in many sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia; however, little information exists on its spatial and temporal variation within a single national context. This paper examines spatial and temporal variations in women’s undernutrition and its determinants in Ethiopia between 2000 and 2016. Data source and methods : We use data from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys from 2000 to 2016. We used multilevel logistic regression models with region-level random effects to estimate determinants of undernutrition. Results: The results show substantial regional variations in women’s undernutrition in Ethiopia, which show mixed patterns over time. Also, the regional variations are significantly affected by age, education level, marital status, wealth, occupational status and type of residence as well as some aggregate factors. Undernutrition risks are considerably higher for teenage women, no education, never-married, unemployed, and rural women, as well as women from poor households than their counterparts. Additionally, in regions with lower levels of women’s education, the risk of undernutrition was higher. Conclusions : Regional variations in women’s undernutrition in Ethiopia are significantly determined by individual sociodemographic, economic and community level characteristics. Policy decisions should focus on bridging the regional disparities in the country, especially in areas that have made little progress in reducing women’s undernutrition.
{"title":"Spatial and temporal variations in women undernutrition in Ethiopia- A multilevel analysis.","authors":"Fikrewold H Bitew, S. Nyarko, Corey S. Sparks","doi":"10.11564/33-1-1364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11564/33-1-1364","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Women’s undernutrition is a major concern in many sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia; however, little information exists on its spatial and temporal variation within a single national context. This paper examines spatial and temporal variations in women’s undernutrition and its determinants in Ethiopia between 2000 and 2016. Data source and methods : We use data from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys from 2000 to 2016. We used multilevel logistic regression models with region-level random effects to estimate determinants of undernutrition. Results: The results show substantial regional variations in women’s undernutrition in Ethiopia, which show mixed patterns over time. Also, the regional variations are significantly affected by age, education level, marital status, wealth, occupational status and type of residence as well as some aggregate factors. Undernutrition risks are considerably higher for teenage women, no education, never-married, unemployed, and rural women, as well as women from poor households than their counterparts. Additionally, in regions with lower levels of women’s education, the risk of undernutrition was higher. Conclusions : Regional variations in women’s undernutrition in Ethiopia are significantly determined by individual sociodemographic, economic and community level characteristics. Policy decisions should focus on bridging the regional disparities in the country, especially in areas that have made little progress in reducing women’s undernutrition.","PeriodicalId":52433,"journal":{"name":"Etude de la Population Africaine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46930143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Contexte : Le Mali est l’un des pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest ou la fecondite est elevee et stable et la prevalence de la contraception moderne est faible. A cet effet, la presente etude s’est fixee comme objectif de chercher les facteurs associes aux Besoins Non Satisfaits (BNS) en Planification Familiale (PF) dans ce pays. Donnees et methodes : Les donnees utilisees sont celles des EDS qui y ont ete realisees en 1995-96, 2006 et 2012-13. Leurs analyses ont ete effectuees en recourant aux tableaux croises et statistiques du chi-deux et aux modeles multivaries de regression logistique. Resultats : En 1995-96 la proportion d’enfants decedes, le nombre d’enfants survivants et les attitudes des couples vis-a-vis de la PF contribuent le plus a l’explication de la variation du risque de BNS en PF pour espacer les naissances ; en 2006 et 2012-13, on retrouve en plus les indicateurs de l’offre des services de PF. Quant aux BNS pour limiter les naissances, quelle que soit la periode, le nombre d’enfants survivants explique seul presque la totalite de sa variation. Concernant le total des BNS en PF, ses facteurs explicatifs les plus importants sont similaires a ceux du risque de BNS en PF pour espacer les naissances. Les femmes les plus concernees au Mali par les BNS en PF ont un nombre eleve d’enfants survivants, ont moins experimente les deces d’enfants et ne sont pas informees sur la PF dans les centres de sante pendant leurs consultations medicales. Conclusion : L’amelioration de la qualite des services de PF et de la disponibilite des contraceptifs de longue duree d’action, et l’integration sante infantile et PF devraient etre renforcees au Mali pour y reduire la prevalence des BNS en PF.
{"title":"Approche globale de besoins non satisfaits en planification familiale au Mali.","authors":"Rwengé Mburano, Kanambaye Saidou","doi":"10.11564/33-1-1362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11564/33-1-1362","url":null,"abstract":"Contexte : Le Mali est l’un des pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest ou la fecondite est elevee et stable et la prevalence de la contraception moderne est faible. A cet effet, la presente etude s’est fixee comme objectif de chercher les facteurs associes aux Besoins Non Satisfaits (BNS) en Planification Familiale (PF) dans ce pays. Donnees et methodes : Les donnees utilisees sont celles des EDS qui y ont ete realisees en 1995-96, 2006 et 2012-13. Leurs analyses ont ete effectuees en recourant aux tableaux croises et statistiques du chi-deux et aux modeles multivaries de regression logistique. Resultats : En 1995-96 la proportion d’enfants decedes, le nombre d’enfants survivants et les attitudes des couples vis-a-vis de la PF contribuent le plus a l’explication de la variation du risque de BNS en PF pour espacer les naissances ; en 2006 et 2012-13, on retrouve en plus les indicateurs de l’offre des services de PF. Quant aux BNS pour limiter les naissances, quelle que soit la periode, le nombre d’enfants survivants explique seul presque la totalite de sa variation. Concernant le total des BNS en PF, ses facteurs explicatifs les plus importants sont similaires a ceux du risque de BNS en PF pour espacer les naissances. Les femmes les plus concernees au Mali par les BNS en PF ont un nombre eleve d’enfants survivants, ont moins experimente les deces d’enfants et ne sont pas informees sur la PF dans les centres de sante pendant leurs consultations medicales. Conclusion : L’amelioration de la qualite des services de PF et de la disponibilite des contraceptifs de longue duree d’action, et l’integration sante infantile et PF devraient etre renforcees au Mali pour y reduire la prevalence des BNS en PF.","PeriodicalId":52433,"journal":{"name":"Etude de la Population Africaine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48904306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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