CONTRACEPTIVE DECISIONS AND HIV/AIDS CONCERNS AMONG MARRIED COUPLES IN MALAWI.
Summary of "CONTRACEPTIVE DECISIONS AND HIV/AIDS CONCERNS AMONG MARRIED COUPLES IN MALAWI."
SummaryThis study investigates current contraceptive use among Malawi couples. The data examined are from the 2001 Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (MDICP). The aim of the study is to explore whether contraceptive use among married couples is affected by the couple's concerns about HIV/AIDS and couple's age difference. Contraceptive use was found to be associated with the couple's HIV concern and family planning goals. There is no significant association between spousal age difference and contraceptive use. The findings are important for future work on the connection of marital concerns about HIV/AIDS with contraceptive behaviours, especially the use of condoms, and for informing HIV preventive strategies in marriage.
Affiliation
Department of Population Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Journal of biosocial science
ISSN: 1469-7599
Pages: 1-14
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21211092
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021932010000738
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Couples Therapy
Psychotherapy used specifically for unmarried couples, of mixed or same sex. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
Contraceptive Agents, Female
Chemical substances or agents with contraceptive activity in females. Use for female contraceptive agents in general or for which there is no specific heading.
Contraceptive Agents, Male
Chemical substances or agents with contraceptive activity in males. Use for male contraceptive agents in general or for which there is no specific heading.
Aids-related Complex
A prodromal phase of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Laboratory criteria separating AIDS-related complex (ARC) from AIDS include elevated or hyperactive B-cell humoral immune responses, compared to depressed or normal antibody reactivity in AIDS; follicular or mixed hyperplasia in ARC lymph nodes, leading to lymphocyte degeneration and depletion more typical of AIDS; evolving succession of histopathological lesions such as localization of Kaposi's sarcoma, signaling the transition to the full-blown AIDS.
Reproductive Rights
Reproductive rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health. They also include the right of all to make decisions concerning reproduction free of discrimination, coercion and violence.
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