TY  - JOUR
A1  - Yeatman, Sara
A1  - Trinitapoli, Jenny
T1  - Beyond denomination: The relationship between religion and family planning in rural Malawi
Y1  - 2008/10/24
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 1851
EP  - 1882
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.55
VL  - 19
IS  - 55
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol19/55/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol19/55/19-55.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol19/55/19-55.pdf
N2  - Despite the centrality of religion and fertility to life in rural Africa, the relationship between the two remains poorly understood. The study presented here uses unique integrated individual- and congregational-level data from rural Malawi to examine religious influences on contraceptive use. In this religiously diverse population, we find evidence that the particular characteristics of a congregation—leader’s positive attitudes toward family planning and discussion of sexual morality, which do not fall along broad denominational lines—are more relevant than denominational categories for predicting women’s contraceptive use. We further find evidence for a relationship between religious socialization and contraceptive behavior.

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