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| Title |
Modern contraceptive use among migrant and non-migrant women in Kenya
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| Published in |
Reproductive Health, June 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12978-016-0183-3 |
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| Authors |
Rhoune Ochako, Ian Askew, Jerry Okal, John Oucho, Marleen Temmerman |
| Abstract |
Manifest socio-economic differences are a trigger for internal migration in many sub-Saharan settings including Kenya. An interplay of the social, political and economic factors often lead to internal migration. Internal migration potentially has significant consequences on an individual's economic growth and on access to health services, however, there has been little research on these dynamics. In Kenya, where regional differentials in population growth and poverty reduction continue to be priorities in the post MDG development agenda, understanding the relationships between contraceptive use and internal migration is highly relevant. Using data from the 2008-09 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), we analyze data from 5,905 women aged 15-49 years who reported being sexually active in the last 12 months prior to the survey. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions are fitted to predict correlates of contraceptive use in the presence of migration streams among other explanatory variables. Modern contraceptive use was significantly higher among women in all migration streams (non-migrant urban (OR = 2.8, p < 0.001), urban-urban (OR = 2.0, p < 0.001), urban-rural (OR = 2.0, p < 0.001), rural-urban (OR = 2.6, p < 0.001), rural-rural (OR = 1.7, p < 0.001), than non-migrant rural women. Women who internally migrate within Kenya, whether from rural to urban or between urban centres, were more likely to use modern contraception than non-migrant rural women. This phenomenon appears to be due to selection, adaption and disruption effects which are likely to promote use of modern contraceptives. Programmatically, the differentials in modern contraceptive use by the different migration streams should be considered when designing family planning programmes among migrant and non-migrant women. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1 | 50% |
| Uganda | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 129 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 129 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 29 | 22% |
| Researcher | 21 | 16% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 5% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 13 | 10% |
| Unknown | 44 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 21 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 14% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 14 | 11% |
| Unknown | 50 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 July 2017.
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#23
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