Title: Mali: views of new contraceptive users.

POPLINE Document Number: 134796

Source citation:

WOMEN'S STUDIES NEWSLETTER, 1997 Jun;4(1):1-2.

Abstract:

In Mali, where only 6% of the population uses modern contraceptives, a baseline survey conducted in 1994-95 by the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur la Population pour le Developpement (CERPOD) indicated that most women seek family planning (FP) services after consulting their husbands but that a third hide their decision from their spouses. CERPOD is also tracking 56 new contraceptive users over a 15-month period beginning with their initial clinic visit to determine why contraceptive discontinuation rates are as high as 64% in the country. The first round of surveys indicated that women seek FP to space and limit births and that they enlist the support of sisters-in-law and aunts to win the approval of their husbands.

Keywords:

Mali
Baseline Surveys
Contraceptive Usage
Family Planning Acceptors
Decision Making
Women
Developing Countries
Africa, Western
Africa, Sub Saharan
Africa
Surveys
Sampling Studies
Studies
Research Methodology
Contraception
Family Planning
Family Planning Programs
Behavior
Demographic Factors
Population