Fertility and family planning in Bolivia: contraceptive use, women’s status, and the local development context
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Reproductive behavior, Reproductive health, Family planning, Contraceptive methods, Sociodemographic segmentationAbstract
The study was designed with the aim of understanding, on one hand, the reproductive behavior of Bolivian women who are married or in cohabitation, and on the other, the factors that affect the use of family planning and reproductive health services, specifically regarding the use of contraceptive methods. Based on the 1998 National Demographic and Health Survey (ENDSA), the ordinary least squares method was used to explore the determinants of fertility, and the logistic regression method was used to analyze the determinants of contraceptive use. These regression models were applied to the total population of Bolivian women and to differentiated segments based on the language they speak (indigenous or non-indigenous) and the area in which they live (rural or urban). The results show that the effects of: i) the woman’s demographic characteristics, ii) her partner’s characteristics, iii) community characteristics, and iv) beliefs, as well as couple interaction regarding family planning services, vary according to area of residence and the language spoken by the woman. These results suggest that the differentiation of these segments should be considered when designing reproductive health and family planning policies.
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