Overview
Type: Relationship power/ control
Citation: Nanda, G.; Schuler, S. R.; Lenzi, R. The influence of gender attitudes on contraceptive use in Tanzania: new evidence using husbands' and wives' survey data. Journal of Biosocial Science. 2013;45(3):331-44
Use of Scale: Measure
Level of Generality: Individual, General
# of Items Reported: 4
Availability: Full
Theme: Gender/social norms, SRH/HIV
Demographics
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Country: Tanzania
Gender: Female
Urban / Rural: nr
Ethnicity: NR
Age Group: Includes adolescents (<18)
Age Range: 15 to 49
Scale Information
# of Subscales: NR
Subscale Name(s): NR
Direction and Meaning:
Response Range: Yes (1) or no (0)
Internal Consistency: NA
Internal Consistency by Subgroup: NA
Test-retest Reliability: NA
Sample Items: Please tell me if you think a wife/partner is justified in refusing to have sex with her husband/partner when: she suspects her husband has a sexually transmitted disease
Items
- Please tell me if you think a wife/partner is justified in refusing to have sex with her husband/partner when:
- she suspects her husband has a sexually transmitted disease
- she suspects her husband has sex with women other than his wife
- she has recently given birth within the last 6 weeks or has not fully recovered
- she is tired and not in the mood.
Measured Outcome(s): Contraception
Outcome(s)
Current contraceptive use
Detailed Outcome(s) Description
Are you currently doing something or using any method to delay or avoid getting pregnant? (modern or traditional methods considered)
Statistical Method (Most Adjusted)
Logistic regression
Reference group for gender indicator
Woman can refuse sex in any circumstance vs. woman cannot refuse sex in at least one circumstance
Detailed Results
More equitable attitudes towards women refusing sex were not significantly associated with reported contraceptive use among men (OR = 1.22, 95% CI: 0.79-1.86, p > 0.05) or women (OR = 0.78, 95% CI: 0.57-1.08, p > 0.05).
Summary
Summary association oriented to reflect the following relationships: Positive association: indicates more equitable views or division of power and greater contraceptive use or more inequitable views/division of power and lower contraceptive use; Inverse association: reflects more equitable gender views/division of power and lower contraceptive use.
No association
Covariates
Age, education, number of living children, region (Mwanza, Dodoma)