An empirical test of the Theory of Planned Behaviour applied to contraceptive use in rural Uganda.
There is a high unmet need for contraceptives in developing countries such as Uganda, with high population growth, where efforts are needed to promote family planning and contraceptive use. Despite this high need, little research has investigated applications of health-behaviour-change theories to contraceptive use among this population. This study tested the Theory of Planned Behaviour's ability to predict contraceptive-use-related behaviours among post-partum women in rural Uganda. Results gave modest support to the theory's application and suggest an urgent need for improved theory-based interventions to promote contraceptive use in the populations of developing countries.
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, USA Brown University, USA Rhode Island Hospital, USA kiene@uchc.edu.
Susan M
SM
Kiene
Brown University, USA.
Sarah
S
Hopwood
Gombe Hospital, Uganda.
Haruna
H
Lule
Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda.
Rhoda K
RK
Wanyenze
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D012424:Rural Population; D014454:Uganda / Q000208:ethnology; D055815:Young Adult
D003270:Contraceptive Agents
Theory of Planned Behaviour; pregnancy; public health psychology; sexual behaviour; women’s health