EFFECTS OF COUPLES CHARACTERISTICS ON CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - THE GHANAIAN EXAMPLE

Authors
OHENEBASAKYI Y TAKYI BK
Citation
Y. Ohenebasakyi et Bk. Takyi, EFFECTS OF COUPLES CHARACTERISTICS ON CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - THE GHANAIAN EXAMPLE, Journal of Biosocial Science, 29(1), 1997, pp. 33-49
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Social Sciences, Biomedical",Demografy
Journal title
Journal of Biosocial Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219320
Volume
29
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
33 - 49
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9320(1997)29:1<33:EOCCOC>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Using data from the 1988 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, this stu dy examines couples' demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in the context of their attitudes towards family planning, and the impact of these factors on the use of contraceptives. The characteristics of the husbands and their influence on wives' behaviour illustrate the r ole of intra-household relations between men and women and their effec t on fertility-related behaviour in patriarchal African societies.