Ezeh A C
Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
Stud Fam Plann. 1993 May-Jun;24(3):163-74.
To what extent do spouses influence each other's reproductive goals? This question was investigated in Ghana with particular reference to family planning attitudes. Two mechanisms were identified as plausible explanations for why an individual's characteristics may affect a partner's beliefs and behavior. Quantitative evidence from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey and qualitative information from focus-group research in Ghana were used in the analysis. Results from both data sources show that spousal influence, rather than being mutual or reciprocal, is an exclusive right exercised only by the husband. The study attributed the limited impact of family planning programs in Ghana and most of sub-Saharan Africa to the continued neglect of men as equal targets of such programs.
配偶在多大程度上会影响彼此的生育目标？这个问题在加纳进行了调查，特别涉及计划生育态度。有两种机制被认为是关于个人特征可能影响伴侣信念和行为的合理原因。分析中使用了来自加纳人口与健康调查的定量证据以及加纳焦点小组研究的定性信息。两个数据源的结果都表明，配偶之间的影响并非相互的，而是丈夫独有的权利。该研究将加纳和撒哈拉以南非洲大部分地区计划生育项目影响有限归因于这些项目持续忽视男性作为平等目标群体。
