Final Report (PDF, 2132K) - Measure DHS
Final Report (PDF, 2132K) - Measure DHS
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Table 4.16 presents data on wives' and husbands' attitudes about use of family planning. Overall,three-quarters of married women who have heard of a contraceptive method approve of couples usingfamily planning; one-quarter do not approve. Just over 40 percent of these women say that their husbandapproves of family planning use, another 18 percent say their husband disapproves and 40 percent saythey don't know their husband's attitude. According to the wives, only 41 percent of couples jointlyapprove of family planning, while 8 percent jointly disapprove.Table 4.15Percentage of All Women Who Believe That it is Acceptableto Have Family Planning Messages on the Radio orTelevision, by Background Characteristics, O<strong>DHS</strong>, 1986BackgroundBackground.Characteristic Percentage Characteristic PercentageAgeEducation15-19 84.7 None 80.120-24 87.4 Primary 84.125-29 85.9 Secondary + 90.630-34 82.135-39 86.0 Religion40-44 84.5 Catholic 79.645-49 86.4 Protestant 86.9Muslim 82.6Residence Other/None 66.3UrbanRuralRiverine86.586.469.9 Total 85.2Table 4.16Percentage of Currently Married Women Knowingat Least One Contraceptive Method, byHusband's and Wife's Attitudes TowardsFamily Planning Use, O<strong>DHS</strong>, 1986Husband's AttitudeWife'sDoesn'tAttitude Approves Disapproves know TotalApproves 40.6 9.9 26.4 76.9Disapproves 1.0 8.3 13.8 23.1Total 41.6 18.2 40.2 I00.042