The buzz outside the clinics: Conversations and contraception in Nyanza Province, Kenya
The buzz outside the clinics: Conversations and contraception in Nyanza Province, Kenya
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DOI：
10.2307/2137860
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发表时间：
1997-12-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Watkins, SC
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作者：
Rutenberg, N;Watkins, SC
当女性在诊所外互相谈论计划生育时，她们真的只是在散布谣言和谣言吗？如果护士提供了很好的计划生育信息，为什么女性会去和其他女性交谈？为什么一名在车间接受护士指导的女性也想和车间交谈？为了回答这些问题，采用了一项家庭调查和深入访谈的结果，调查了非正式社会互动在影响肯尼亚农村地区避孕用具使用方面的作用。研究地区的女性被发现对计划生育持矛盾态度，她们用与自己身体和环境相似的女性的经历来补充提供者的说明。计划生育方案不仅将客户和提供者视为个人，而且将其视为对他们有意义的非正式网络的成员，从而提高其有效性。
When women talk with each other about family planning outside the clinic, are they really only spreading myths and rumors? If nurses give good information about family planning, why do women go and talk with other women? Why would a woman instructed by a nurse at a workshop want to talk to the workshop as well? To answer these questions, findings are used from a household survey and in-depth interviews that examine the role of informal social interaction in influencing the use of contraceptives in rural Kenya. The women in the study area are found to be ambivalent about family planning, and they supplement providers' instructions with the experiences of women whose bodies and circumstances are similar to their own. Family planning programs could improve their effectiveness by viewing clients and providers not only as individuals but also as members of informal networks that are meaningful to them.