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YEAR: 1993

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Modern contraception use in Ethiopia: does involving husbands make a

difference?

AUTHORS

Terefe A; Larson CP

SOURCE

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 1993 Nov;83(11):1567-71.

ABSTRACT

This study was undertaken to determine the relative efficacy of home visitation with and without husband

participation on the use of modern contraception in Ethiopia. A randomized field trial of a family planning education

intervention using home visitation with and without husband participation was conducted in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia,

from August 1990 to December 1991 and included a 12-month postintervention follow-up. A total of 266 experimental

and 261 control subjects were entered, of whom 91.7% and 88.9%, respectively, were followed through 12 months.

A greater proportion of couples in the experimental group were practicing modern contraception at 2 months (25% vs.

15%) and 12 months (33% vs. 17%) following home visits intervention. By 12 months following home visits,

experimental subjects were less likely to have defaulted and more likely to have started using modern contraception

following an initial delay. The inclusion of husbands in family planning programs will result in relevant increases in

the use of modern contraception. However, there exists an important "sleeper" effect to the education intervention,

reflected by a delay of greater than 2 months in the initiation of modern contraception for most couples.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 4554-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Modern contraception use in Ethiopia: does involving

husbands make a difference?", is(are) Terefe A; Larson CP. The source of this article is "AMERICAN JOURNAL OF

PUBLIC HEALTH. 1993 Nov;83(11):1567-71.". This article was published in 1993 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4554-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9554

This article is peer-reviewed.

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