WOMEN'S AUTONOMY AND UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
WOMEN'S AUTONOMY AND UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
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DOI：
10.1017/s0021932012000120
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发表时间：
2012-11-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Tenkorang, Eric Y.
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作者：
Abada, Teresa;Tenkorang, Eric Y.
到目前为止，很少有研究调查是什么导致了菲律宾的意外生育和不合时宜的生育。在一个妇女受教育程度高于男性的国家，妇女的地位在亚洲名列前茅，预计意外生育率将很低。然而，证据却恰恰相反，因为在过去五年中报告的44%的出生是意外的。利用2003年菲律宾全国人口和健康调查，本文重点关注已婚妇女谁是目前怀孕和那些谁生了孩子在过去五年。采用多项逻辑回归来确定最近分娩/怀孕的风险是不想要的，时机不当或想要的。无论妇女的地位如何，在家庭和性问题上与丈夫有最后发言权会降低意外生育的风险，但不会降低不合时宜的生育风险，这就对使用教育和财富等地位变量作为妇女自主权的指标提出了质疑。成功实施计划生育方案和政策以减少意外怀孕突出表明，必须了解妇女如何能够（或不能）围绕其生育意图作出决定。
To date, very few studies have examined what contributes to unwanted and mistimed births in the Philippines. In a country where women have higher educational levels than their male counterparts, and their status is among the highest in Asia, it is expected that unwanted births will be low. The evidence, however, points to the contrary as 44% of births reported in the last five years were unintended. Using the 2003 Philippines National Demographic and Health Survey, this article focuses on married women who are currently pregnant and those who had given birth in the last five years. Multinomial logistic regression is employed to ascertain the risks of a recent birth/pregnancy being unwanted, mistimed or wanted. Regardless of women's status, having a final say in household and sexual matters with husbands lowers the risk of unwanted births but not mistimed births, calling into question the use of status variables such as education and wealth as indicators of women's autonomy. The success of implementing family planning programmes and policies in reducing unintended pregnancies underscores the importance of understanding how women are able (or unable) to make decisions surrounding their reproductive intentions.