2.
“It is only when women can feel socially,
economically and psychologically secure in
economically productive activities that they
may become motivated to use birth control to
have as many children as they enjoy rather
than as many as they need.”
-Richard Anker, Mayra Buvinic, and Nadia H. Youssef
3.
High Societal:
Women with a high social status use birth
control because they have alternative power
bases because they do not need to reproduce
to have a power basis
Women in upper and upper-middle class do
not have to rely on reproduction for power
4.
Low Societal:
Women in male dominated societies and low
societal areas can’t translate their work and
earnings into power
Men who do not have a stable financial base
feel the need to assert their dominance over
women to feel power and make the decisions
about birth control
6. 1)
2)
3)
Increase financial resources and improve
access to contraceptive services
Improve the quality of services to offer a
wide range of methods so women will
voluntary use them
Public education interventions
7.
Mean marriage age: 18.19±2.982
Literacy Rate: 37.8%
Had heard of a method type: 56.2%
Declared family planning was prohibited by
their religion: 81.6%
Contraceptive use: 30.8%
8.
Contraceptive use is low despite awareness
because of :
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◦
◦
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Desire for larger family
Pressure from husbands
Religious concerns
Fear of side-effects
9.
Rights-women should have the right to make
their own decision about birth control use
◦ Are women able to control anything in their
households in the third world?
Autonomy-women should be able to decide
their own course of action
Utilitarianism-to provide the greatest good
for the greatest number; women should be
educated on birth and have access to a wide
range of affordable methods
10.
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& N. H. Youssef (Eds.), Women's roles and population trends in the third world (pp.
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Darroch, J., & Singh, S. (2013). Trends in contraceptive need and use in
developing countries in 2003, 2008, and 2012: An analysis of national
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