Factors influencing married youths' decisions on contraceptive use in a rural area of Myanmar.
This study aimed to describe the factors influencing the decision of married female youth and their husbands measured by self-rating on the magnitude and importance of each factor and person, and agreement between willingness to use and actual contraceptive use. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Ayeyarwaddy Division, Myanmar. The decision to use contraception increased significantly due to motivation from a provider, friends, spousal communication, and benefits of contraception by multiple logistic regression. Influencing factors which attained the magnitude of >50% and importance of >5 scores for their decision were a couple's attitude, spousal communication, pregnancy susceptibility, couple's knowledge, and benefit of contraception. A fair agreement was found between willingness to use and actual use.
Medical Statistics Division, Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar), Yangon, Myanmar. mmyomon@gmail.com
Myo-Myo-Mon
Tippawan
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Liabsuetrakul
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D009042:Motivation; D002052:Myanmar; D012424:Rural Population; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult