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The Influence of Religion and Ethnicity on Family Planning Approval: A Case for Women in Rural Western Kenya.
Bakibinga, Pauline; Mutombo, Namuunda; Mukiira, Carol; Kamande, Eva; Ezeh, Alex; Muga, Richard.
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  • Bakibinga P; African Population and Health Research Center, P.O. Box 10787, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya. paulabak80@yahoo.com.
  • Mutombo N; African Population and Health Research Center, P.O. Box 10787, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.
  • Mukiira C; African Population and Health Research Center, P.O. Box 10787, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.
  • Kamande E; African Population and Health Research Center, P.O. Box 10787, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.
  • Ezeh A; African Population and Health Research Center, P.O. Box 10787, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.
  • Muga R; Great Lakes University Kisumu, Kisumu, Kenya.
J Relig Health ; 55(1): 192-205, 2016 Feb.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25763505
ABSTRACT
The role of sociocultural factors such as religion and ethnicity in aiding or hampering family planning (FP) uptake in rural Western Kenya, a region with persistently high fertility rates, is not well established. We explored whether attitudes towards FP can be attributed to religious affiliation and/or ethnicity among women in the region. Findings show that religion and ethnicity have no impact; the most significant factors are level of education and knowledge about the benefits of FP for the mother. FP interventions ought to include strategies aimed at enhancing women's knowledge about the positive impacts of family planning.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Religion and Medicine / Rural Population / Ethnicity / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Contraception Behavior / Family Planning Services Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Equity_inequality Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: J Relig Health Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Kenya
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Religion and Medicine / Rural Population / Ethnicity / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Contraception Behavior / Family Planning Services Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Equity_inequality Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: J Relig Health Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Kenya