[ Evolution des influences contextuelles sur l’utilisation de la contraception moderne chez les adolescentes des milieux ruraux au Bénin ]
Volume 52, Issue 1, December 2020, Pages 20–31
Alihonou S. Achille Tokin1 and Mouftaou Amadou Sanni2
1 Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences de la Population et du Développement (LaReSPD), Faculté d’Agronomie, Université de Parakou, BP 123, Benin
2 Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences de la Population et du Développement (LaReSPD), Faculté d’Agronomie, Université de Parakou, BP 123, Benin
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Contraceptive use is very low in Benin despite efforts to reposition family planning as a priority in the National Health Development Plan. This article aims to identify the determinants of modern contraceptive use by adolescents in changing contexts in Benin. We explore the extent to which and by what processes the socioeconomic environment, women's empowerment, fertility norms, and access to family planning information and services influence contraceptive use by adolescents. Data from the Demographic Surveys covering the years 2006, 2011-2012 and 2017-2018 were used. A series of random-effect logit regression models are run separately for each period to examine the variation in modern contraceptive use explained by the four selected spheres of influence at the community level. Data exploration reveals that contraceptive prevalence among adolescents is declining regardless of marital status between 2006 and 2017-2018 at different rates. The rate of reduction is more pronounced among married adolescents (71.6%) compared to single adolescents (52.9%) over the same period. The four areas of influence identified had significant net effects on the variation in contraceptive prevalence among adolescents, showing that the context in which adolescents live partly explains their likelihood of having a low capacity and opportunity for contraceptive use at this age. The meaning of age in community settings influences adolescents' chances of using modern contraception.
Author Keywords: Multi-level approach, contraception, determinants, adolescents, Benin.
Volume 52, Issue 1, December 2020, Pages 20–31
Alihonou S. Achille Tokin1 and Mouftaou Amadou Sanni2
1 Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences de la Population et du Développement (LaReSPD), Faculté d’Agronomie, Université de Parakou, BP 123, Benin
2 Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences de la Population et du Développement (LaReSPD), Faculté d’Agronomie, Université de Parakou, BP 123, Benin
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Contraceptive use is very low in Benin despite efforts to reposition family planning as a priority in the National Health Development Plan. This article aims to identify the determinants of modern contraceptive use by adolescents in changing contexts in Benin. We explore the extent to which and by what processes the socioeconomic environment, women's empowerment, fertility norms, and access to family planning information and services influence contraceptive use by adolescents. Data from the Demographic Surveys covering the years 2006, 2011-2012 and 2017-2018 were used. A series of random-effect logit regression models are run separately for each period to examine the variation in modern contraceptive use explained by the four selected spheres of influence at the community level. Data exploration reveals that contraceptive prevalence among adolescents is declining regardless of marital status between 2006 and 2017-2018 at different rates. The rate of reduction is more pronounced among married adolescents (71.6%) compared to single adolescents (52.9%) over the same period. The four areas of influence identified had significant net effects on the variation in contraceptive prevalence among adolescents, showing that the context in which adolescents live partly explains their likelihood of having a low capacity and opportunity for contraceptive use at this age. The meaning of age in community settings influences adolescents' chances of using modern contraception.
Author Keywords: Multi-level approach, contraception, determinants, adolescents, Benin.
Abstract: (french)
L’utilisation de la contraception est très faible au Bénin malgré les efforts de repositionnement de la planification familiale dans les priorités du Plan National de Développement Sanitaire. Cet article se propose identifier les déterminants de l’utilisation des contraceptifs modernes par les adolescentes dans des contextes évolutifs au Bénin. Nous explorons dans quelle mesure et selon quels processus l’environnement socio-économique, l’autonomisation des femmes, les normes de fécondité et l’accès aux informations et aux services de planification familiale influencent l’utilisation des contraceptifs par les adolescentes. Des données des Enquêtes Démographiques couvrant les années 2006, 2011-2012 et 2017-2018 ont été exploitées. Une série de modèles de régression logit à effets aléatoires est réalisée séparément pour chaque période afin d'examiner la variation de l'utilisation de la contraception moderne expliquée par les quatre sphères d'influences choisies au niveau de la communauté. L’exploration des données révèle que la prévalence contraceptive des adolescentes est en diminution quel que soit le statut matrimonial entre 2006 et 2017-2018 avec des allures différentes. La vitesse de réduction est plus marquée chez les adolescentes en union (71,6%) comparativement aux célibataires (52,9%) au cours de la même période. Les quatre domaines d’influences identifiés ont eu des effets nets significatifs sur la variation de la prevalence contraceptive au niveau des adolescentes montrant que, le contexte dans lequel les adolescentes vivent explique en partie leur probabilité à bénéficier d’une faible capacité et d’opportunité pour l’usage des méthodes de contraception à cet âge. La signification de l’âge en milieu communautaire influence les chances d’utilisation de la contraception moderne par les adolescentes.
Author Keywords: Approche multi niveaux, contraception, déterminants, adolescentes, Bénin.
How to Cite this Article
Alihonou S. Achille Tokin and Mouftaou Amadou Sanni, “Changing Contextuel Influences on Modern Contraceptive Use Among Rural Adolescents in Benin,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 20–31, December 2020.
