Gender Attitudes and Fertility Aspirations among Young Men in Five High Fertility East African Countries
The relationship between women's attitudes toward gender equality and their fertility aspirations has been researched extensively, but few studies have explored the same associations among men. Using recent Demographic and Health Survey data from five high fertility East African countries, we examine the association between young men's gender attitudes and their ideal family size. Whereas several DHS gender attitude responses were associated with fertility aspirations in select countries, men's greater tolerance of wife beating was consistently associated with higher fertility aspirations across all countries, independent ...
Source: Studies in Family Planning - March 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rachel C. Snow, Rebecca A. Winter, Siobán D. Harlow Source Type: research
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Source: Studies in Family Planning - March 1, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
