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GENDER RELATIONS: HUSBAND–WIFE FERTILITY AND FAMILY PLANNING DECISIONS IN KENYA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 January 2001

SITAWA R. KIMUNA  and
DONALD J. ADAMCHAK
SITAWA R. KIMUNA
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
DONALD J. ADAMCHAK
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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Abstract

Although Kenya’s fertility rate has declined from 6·7 births per woman in the mid-1980s to 5·4 births per woman in 1993 (NCPD, 1994), population growth is still high, yielding a doubling time of 35 years. This study uses the 1993 Kenya Demographic Health Survey data collected from 1257 couples to examine the socioeconomic and sociodemographic characteristics of married men and women and their communication with their spouses over fertility and family planning decision-making practices. The logistic regression analysis shows that education for both men and women, discussion of fertility and family planning between spouses, male approval of use of contraception and male family size desires are important factors that influence ever-use of family planning.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , January 2001 , pp. 13 - 23
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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