Cecilia Larsson|Maria Stanfors
Women’s Education, Empowerment, and Contraceptive Use in sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from Recent Demographic and Health Surveys
Lund University|Lund University
fertility remains higher contraceptive levels substantially lower subsaharan africa elsewhere developing world paper use information individuals couples provided recent demographic health surveys dhs fifth wave undertaken ghana kenya madagascar zambia use bivariate multivariate techniques examine determinants contraceptive use among married women aged 1549 focusing impacts womens education empowerment results show education important determinant contraceptive use mattered less choice method effectiveness impact education similar countries studied exception kenya nonexistent empowerment less important determining contraceptive use efforts increase contraceptive use general use modern methods specifically need focus providing basic education women changing gender roles