WOMEN'S AUTONOMY AND REPRODUCTIVE PREFERENCES IN ERITREA
WOMEN'S AUTONOMY AND REPRODUCTIVE PREFERENCES IN ERITREA
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DOI：
10.1017/s0021932008003040
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发表时间：
2009-03-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Woldemicael, Gebremariam
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作者：
Woldemicael, Gebremariam
目前许多东非国家关于生殖行为的研究和政策主要侧重于妇女自主权的代理指标，而很少强调妇女自主权的直接指标。本文利用 2002 年厄立特里亚人口和健康调查 (EDHS) 的数据来解决一些最常见的关于妇女自主权和生殖行为之间联系的问题。多元逻辑模型的结果表明，尽管厄立特里亚妇女的自主权和生育偏好之间的关系很复杂，但存在一些对理论和政策具有影响的清晰、广泛的模式。首先，尽管女性自主权的不同维度对结果变量的影响程度和统计显着性不同，但大多数都具有很强的联系，特别是女性在日常家庭购买和配偶沟通决策中的最终决定权是生育偏好和现代避孕措施使用率的重要解释变量。其次，许多背景（代理）变量，特别是家庭经济状况和就业，对生育偏好和避孕措施的持续使用产生强大而独立的影响，无论妇女是否具有自主权。因此，就其与生殖行为的关系而言，就业和经济地位不能被视为厄立特里亚妇女自主权的代表。对妇女自主权和生育偏好之间关系的完整解释必须认识到背景自主权指标和直接自主权指标的影响。如果要实现限制生育的更大愿望，就需要采取干预措施来提高妇女的决策自主权并加强她们在计划生育方面的谈判能力。
Current research and policies on reproductive behaviours in many East African countries focus primarily on proxy indicators of women's autonomy, and very little emphasis is placed on direct indicators of women's autonomy. In this paper, data from the 2002 Eritrea Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) are used to address some of the most frequently raised questions about the link between women's autonomy and reproductive behaviour. The results from the multivariate logistic models show that although the relationship between women's autonomy and reproductive preferences in Eritrea is complex, some clear, broad patterns exist that have implications for theory and policy. First, although the different dimensions of women's autonomy influence the outcome variables differently in terms of magnitude and statistical significance, most of them have a strong connection, in particular, women's final say in decisions regarding day-to-day household purchases and spousal communication are significant explanatory variables in fertility preferences and ever-use of modern contraception. Second, many background (proxy) variables, particularly household economic condition and employment, exert a strong and independent influence over fertility preferences and ever-use of contraception regardless of a woman's autonomy. In their relationship to reproductive behaviours, therefore, employment and economic status cannot be considered as proxies for women's autonomy in Eritrea. A complete explanation of the relationship between women's autonomy and reproductive preferences must recognize the effects of both the background and direct autonomy indicators. Interventions are needed to improve women's decision-making autonomy and strengthen their negotiating capacity on family planning if an increased desire to limit fertility is to be attained.