Family planning dialogue: identifying the key determinants of young women's use and selection of contraception in Namibia

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Title:	Family planning dialogue: identifying the key determinants of young women's use and selection of contraception in Namibia
Authors:	Indongo, Nelago Naidoo, Kammila
Year:	2008
Periodical:	African Sociological Review (ISSN 1027-4332)
Volume:	12
Issue:	2
Pages:	98-116
Language:	English
Notes:	biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:	Namibia Southern Africa
Subjects:	contraception family planning sociology
External link:	https://www.jstor.org/stable/24487608
Abstract:	This article examines the socio-demographic determinants of contraceptive use and method choice among young women in Namibia. The article draws on quantitative data from the 2000 Namibian Demographic and Health Survey, as well as information from a select number of focus group discussions conducted in 2004. The study found that the key determinant of young Namibian women's contraceptive use was whether (or not) they communicated on matters of sex and reproduction with their mothers. Young women in rural areas who discuss family planning with their mothers were among those who had a very high probability of using contraceptives. The data indicate, however, that only a small minority of young women discuss family planning in the private domain of the family. These findings draw attention to the importance of educating parents, especially mothers, about sexual and reproductive health issues. Bibliogr. [ASC Leiden abstract]