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WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND FAMILY PLANNING: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.

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Prata, N; Fraser, A; Huchko, MJ; Gipson, JD; Withers, M; Lewis, S; Ciaraldi, EJ; Upadhyay, UD
Published in: J Biosoc Sci
November 2017

This paper reviews the literature examining the relationship between women's empowerment and contraceptive use, unmet need for contraception and related family planning topics in developing countries. Searches were conducted using PubMed, Popline and Web of Science search engines in May 2013 to examine literature published between January 1990 and December 2012. Among the 46 articles included in the review, the majority were conducted in South Asia (n=24). Household decision-making (n=21) and mobility (n=17) were the most commonly examined domains of women's empowerment. Findings show that the relationship between empowerment and family planning is complex, with mixed positive and null associations. Consistently positive associations between empowerment and family planning outcomes were found for most family planning outcomes but those investigations represented fewer than two-fifths of the analyses. Current use of contraception was the most commonly studied family planning outcome, examined in more than half the analyses, but reviewed articles showed inconsistent findings. This review provides the first critical synthesis of the literature and assesses existing evidence between women's empowerment and family planning use.

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J Biosoc Sci

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EISSN

1469-7599

Publication Date

November 2017

Volume

49

Issue

6

Start / End Page

713 / 743

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Women's Rights
  • Pregnancy
  • Power, Psychological
  • Needs Assessment
  • Marriage
  • Humans
  • General Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Gender Identity
  • Female
  • Family Planning Services
 

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Prata, N., Fraser, A., Huchko, M. J., Gipson, J. D., Withers, M., Lewis, S., … Upadhyay, U. D. (2017). WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND FAMILY PLANNING: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. J Biosoc Sci, 49(6), 713–743. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932016000663
Prata, Ndola, Ashley Fraser, Megan J. Huchko, Jessica D. Gipson, Mellissa Withers, Shayna Lewis, Erica J. Ciaraldi, and Ushma D. Upadhyay. “WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND FAMILY PLANNING: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.J Biosoc Sci 49, no. 6 (November 2017): 713–43. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932016000663.
Prata N, Fraser A, Huchko MJ, Gipson JD, Withers M, Lewis S, et al. WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND FAMILY PLANNING: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. J Biosoc Sci. 2017 Nov;49(6):713–43.
Prata, Ndola, et al. “WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND FAMILY PLANNING: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.J Biosoc Sci, vol. 49, no. 6, Nov. 2017, pp. 713–43. Pubmed, doi:10.1017/S0021932016000663.
Prata N, Fraser A, Huchko MJ, Gipson JD, Withers M, Lewis S, Ciaraldi EJ, Upadhyay UD. WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND FAMILY PLANNING: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. J Biosoc Sci. 2017 Nov;49(6):713–743.
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Published In

J Biosoc Sci

DOI

EISSN

1469-7599

Publication Date

November 2017

Volume

49

Issue

6

Start / End Page

713 / 743

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Women's Rights
  • Pregnancy
  • Power, Psychological
  • Needs Assessment
  • Marriage
  • Humans
  • General Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Gender Identity
  • Female
  • Family Planning Services