Effects of contraception knowledge and childbearing motivation on the contraceptive method choice of married women in Tajikistan

Name: Toirov, Farrukh, 1977-

LCSH: Married women -- Tajikistan

LCSH: Contraceptives -- Tajikistan

LCSH: Contraception -- Tajikistan

LCSH: Birth control -- Tajikistan

Abstract: The objectives of this study are to investigate the effects of contraceptive knowledge and childbearing motivation on contraceptive method choice (including nonuse) of married women in Tajikistan and to explore the socio-demographic factors affecting married women’s contraceptive method choice through their knowledge on contraceptives and their childbearing motivation. Data from the Tajikistan Demographic and Health Survey 2002 are used, with a total of 2,008 married women of reproductive age selected for this study. The results show that the pattern of contraception method choice varies little by ethnicity, rural/urban residence and employment. The two major ethnic groups residing in the country, Tajik and Uzbek, have only small differences in their use of contraception and this is probably due to the cultural similarities, religion and lifestyle in shared communities. Rural urban residence and employment status could not significantly predict method choice most likely because of the dominance of the longterm methods, particularly the IUD, which are widely available in both rural and urban areas. Women’s education level is generally high in Tajikistan and their knowledge of the methods is also high, but there was found to be a very small number of women who switched between various methods. A single method can not meet the requirements of every woman and the promotion of only one method might stimulate women who are not satisfied with it to seek abortion as a means of family planning. The geographic division was found to be a strong predictor of method choice. Compared to other areas, women in Khatlon province were found to have the lowest level of using either long-term or temporary contraceptive methods. This highlights a disturbing situation in Khatlon in terms of family planning that requires a targeted approach by the family planning program. The overall results of multivariate analyses suggest that most of the effects of the background variables on method choice operate through mechanisms other than childbearing motivation and contraceptive knowledge

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Name: Guest, Philip

Role: Thesis Advisors

Created: 2004

Modified: 2020-04-21

Issued: 2010-02-16

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ISBN: 9740451403

CallNumber: TH T646e 2004

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Spatial: Tajikistan

DegreeName: Master of Arts

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: Population and Reproductive Health Research

Grantor: Mahidol University

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