Community-level determinants of contraceptive use in the Philippines: a structural analysis.
We use household and community data from the Philippines to estimate a multilevel model of contraceptive use. We go beyond previous efforts in this field by developing a structural model that recognizes joint endogeneity and the temporal ordering of variables. by considering a wider range of community influences on fertility behavior, and by employing an econometric procedure allowing for a multilevel error structure. The results suggest that there are significant effects on fertility behavior of community-level family planning services, labor-conditions, and infrastructure development. These results provide insights regarding the structural determinants of contraceptive use and fertility that are useful for drawing policy implications.
DeGraff
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Department of Economics, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011-8947, USA. ddegraff@polar.bowdoin.edu
Bilsborrow
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Guilkey
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DK
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D006285:Health Planning; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009042:Motivation; D010679:Philippines; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors