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YEAR: 1996

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The relative influence of husbands and wives on the choice and use of oral

contraception, a diaphragm, and condoms.

AUTHORS

Miller WB; Pasta DJ

SOURCE

JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. 1996 Oct 1-15;26(19):1749-74.

ABSTRACT

This US study of contraceptive decision-making uses two separate theoretical frameworks to investigate decision-

making about method choice and method use. Data were collected during 4 structured interviews beginning in 1989

with 201 childless married couples and 200 married couples with 1 child during a longitudinal study of childbearing

motivation and its effects on fertility. All participants were 18-39 years old, and none of the wives were currently

pregnant. Data analysis allowed for testing of each theoretical model for differences by gender and by current

contraceptive method. Method choice decision-making was tested by logistic regression, ordinary multiple

regression, and multinomial logit analysis. Method use was tested using ordinary multiple regression analysis. This

study, which focused on use of oral contraceptives (OC), the diaphragm, and condoms, revealed that, in this sample,

husbands and wives had different relative influences on contraceptive behavior regarding method choice and

method use. Relative influence also changed across the various stages of the process of method choice. During

the formation of intentions in husband and wife OC users, the respondent's own preferences far outweighed those

perceived in the spouse. For use of diaphragms and condoms, however, husbands deferred completely to their

wives' preferences, while wives gave their own and their husbands' preferences equal weight. Confidence in a

spouse's use of a diaphragm or condoms led to less intention to change methods. For condom use, husbands

considered their preferences equal to those of their wives while wives disregarded their husbands' preferences.

Thus, there is no simple husband or wife effect in spousal influence on method use. Instead, influence moves

between spouses depending on current method and on the particular decision under consideration. (PubHealth.info

Document ID: CONT2T 2056-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The relative influence of husbands and wives on the

choice and use of oral contraception, a diaphragm, and condoms.", is(are) Miller WB; Pasta DJ. The source of this

article is "JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. 1996 Oct 1-15;26(19):1749-74.". This article was

published in 1996 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2056-06. All rights reserved with

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