Ijaiya Gafar T, Raheem Usman A, Olatinwo Abdulwaheed O, Ijaiya Munir-Deen A, Ijaiya Mukaila A
Department of Economics, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2009 Dec;13(4):137-45.
Using a cross-country data drawn from 40 countries and a multiple regression analysis, this paper examines the impact of birth control devices on the rate of fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. Our a-priori expectations are that the more women used birth control devices, the less will be the fertility rate in sub-Saharan Africa. The result obtained from the study indicates that except for withdrawal method that fall contrary to our expectation other variables (methods) like the use of pills, injection, intra uterine device (IUD), condom/diaphragm and cervical cap, female sterilization and periodic abstinence/rhythm fulfilled our a-priori expectations. These results notwithstanding, the paper suggests measures, such as the need for massive enlightenment campaign on the benefit of these birth control devices, the frequent checking of the potency of the devices and good governance in the delivery of the devices
本文利用来自40个国家的跨国数据并进行多元回归分析，考察了避孕措施对撒哈拉以南非洲地区生育率的影响。我们的先验预期是，撒哈拉以南非洲地区使用避孕措施的女性越多，生育率就越低。研究结果表明，除了体外射精法与我们的预期相反外，其他变量（方法），如使用避孕药、注射、宫内节育器（IUD）、避孕套/子宫托和宫颈帽、女性绝育以及定期禁欲/安全期避孕法，都符合我们的先验预期。尽管如此，本文还是提出了一些措施，比如需要开展大规模宣传活动，宣传这些避孕措施的益处，经常检查避孕措施的有效性，以及在避孕措施的提供方面进行良好治理。
