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Pregnancy Intentions Transition amongst Young Couples in Nepal.

Authors :
Puri, Mahesh
Matthews, Zoë
Ingham, Roger
Source :
Population Review; 2006, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p44-59, 16p, 4 Charts
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

This paper reports the pregnancy intention transition occurring amongst young married couples in Nepal. Information was drawn from a sample survey of 997 young women 499 young men, and data from the Nepal Demographic Health Survey 2001 (NDHS). A new definition of unintended pregnancy was developed. Using bivariate and multivariate analyses, the results show that the conventional NDHS definition of unintended pregnancy provides a substantial under--estimate of prevalence. Unintended pregnancy was more likely to be reported by both men and women who were younger, with a higher number of living children, a smaller desired family size, higher exposure to mass media, a higher level of education and low household well-being. The results suggest the 'transition phenomena in pregnancy intention' in developing countries like Nepal where total fertility is still high and the desired fertility is falling rapidly. The paper recommends that services should focus on helping those groups of couples who were identified in the analysis as being at increased risk of unintended pregnancy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0032471X
Volume :
45
Issue :
2
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Population Review
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
43347753
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1353/prv.2006.0016