title: Trends and determinants of contraceptive use in Kenya.
abstract: This study uses the 1977-1978 Kenya Fertility Survey and the 1989 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey to examine trends and determinants of contraceptive use in Kenya. A substantial increase in contraceptive use occurred in Kenya over the decade. Yet although the increase was shared by all groups in the country, the amount of change differed greatly. A regression decomposition procedure revealed that shifts in population composition--that is, an increase in better educated women and in the proportion of women who want to cease childbearing--were the primary sources of aggregate change in contraceptive use.
authors.affiliation: Demographic and Health Surveys, Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems, Inc., Columbia, MD 21045.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Njogu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education; D010298:Parity; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014505:Urban Population