RT Article
T1 The Influence of Religion and Ethnicity on Family Planning Approval: A Case for Women in Rural Western Kenya
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 55
IS 1
SP 192
OP 205
A1 Bakibinga, Pauline
A1 Mugaruka, Richard 1948-
A2 Mutombo, Namuunda
A2 Mukiira, Carol
A2 Kamande, Eva
A2 Ezeh, Alex
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/156609822X
AB The role of sociocultural factors such as religion and ethnicity in aiding or hampering family planning (FP) uptake in rural Western Kenya, a region with persistently high fertility rates, is not well established. We explored whether attitudes towards FP can be attributed to religious affiliation and/or ethnicity among women in the region. Findings show that religion and ethnicity have no impact; the most significant factors are level of education and knowledge about the benefits of FP for the mother. FP interventions ought to include strategies aimed at enhancing women’s knowledge about the positive impacts of family planning.
K1 Religion
K1 Ethnicity
K1 Family planning approval
K1 Western Kenya
DO 10.1007/s10943-015-0030-9