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. 2007 Jul;97(7):1233-40.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.071522. Epub 2007 May 30.

Contextual influences on modern contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa

Rob Stephenson  1 , Angela Baschieri, Steve Clements, Monique Hennink, Nyovani Madise
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Contextual influences on modern contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa

Rob Stephenson et al. Am J Public Health. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

Objectives: We examined the role of community-level factors in explaining geographic variations in modern contraceptive use in 6 African countries.

Methods: We analyzed Demographic and Health Survey and contextual data sources with multilevel modeling techniques to identify factors contributing to geographic variations in women's use of modern contraceptives.

Results: We found significant associations between several community-level factors and reported use of modern contraceptive methods. We also identified several pathways of influence between the community and the individual.

Conclusions: Aspects of a community's sociocultural and economic environment appear to influence a woman's use of modern contraceptive methods.

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FIGURE 1—
District-level modern contraceptive use in 6 countries, by actual use levels (a) and predicted use levels (b): Africa, 1998–2000. Note. East (top; Kenya, Malawi, and Tanzania) and West (bottom; Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Ghana).
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