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 IllinoisFollow
Ibitola Asaolu, University of ArizonaFollow
Michael C. Obiefune, Training and Research-Global Solutions-PeTR-GSFollow
Chinenye O. Ezeanolue, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Alice Osuji, Training and Research-Global Solutions-PeTR-GSFollow
Amaka G. Ogidi, Training and Research-Global Solutions-PeTR-GSFollow
Aaron T. Hunt, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Dina Patel, Training and Research-Global Solutions-PeTR-GSFollow
Wei Yang, University of Nevada, RenoFollow
John E. Ehiri, University of ArizonaFollow

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.

Repository Citation

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