Impact of male partner’s awareness and support for contraceptives on female intent to use contraceptives in southeast Nigeria

Authors

Echezona E. Ezeanolue, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Juliet Iwelunmor, University of Illinois
Ibitola Asaolu, University of Arizona
Michael C. Obiefune, Training and Research-Global Solutions-PeTR-GS
Chinenye O. Ezeanolue, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Alice Osuji, Training and Research-Global Solutions-PeTR-GS
Amaka G. Ogidi, Training and Research-Global Solutions-PeTR-GS
Aaron T. Hunt, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Dina Patel, Training and Research-Global Solutions-PeTR-GS
Wei Yang, University of Nevada, Reno
John E. Ehiri, University of Arizona

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-10-2015

Publication Title

BMC Public Health

Volume

15

Issue

1

First page number:

879

Abstract

Despite the growing body of evidence on use of modern contraceptives among women in sub-Saharan African countries, little is known about the broader context in which female decision-making concerning contraceptive use occurs, particularly the role of their male partners’ awareness and support of modern contraceptives.

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Ezeanolue, E. E., Iwelunmor, J., Asaolu, I., Obiefune, M. C., Ezeanolue, C. O., Osuji, A., Ogidi, A. G., Hunt, A. T., Patel, D., Yang, W., Ehiri, J. E. (2015). Impact of male partner’s awareness and support for contraceptives on female intent to use contraceptives in southeast Nigeria. BMC Public Health, 15(1), 879.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2216-1