Awareness and Use of Family Planning Methods Among iTaukei Women in Fiji and New Zealand
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Cammock, Radilaite
Priest, Patricia
Lovell, Sarah
Herbison, Peter
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Objective: iTaukei women's awareness and practice of family planning methods was investigated in New Zealand and Fiji to ascertain differences in behaviour within the context of changing developmental settings. Methods: The study was cross-sectional in nature and recruited women aged 18 years and over from three suburbs in Suva, Fiji, and five cities in New Zealand. Results: Overall, 352 women participated in the study, 212 in Fiji and 140 in New Zealand. The study found that living in New Zealand was significantly associated with lower odds of being aware of family planning (OR 0.4, 95%CI 0.2–0.9, p=0.029) and using family planning methods (OR 0.5, 95%CI 0.2–0.9, p=0.027). Tertiary education was found to increase the odds of being aware (OR 2.8, 95%CI 1.3–6.2, p=0.009) and of using (OR 3.9, 95%CI 1.9–7.8, p=0.000) family planning. Conclusions: Despite the greater availability of services and higher standards of living experienced in New Zealand compared with Fiji, there was no improvement in awareness and use of family planning among New Zealand participants. Implications for public health: Reduced awareness and use of family planning in New Zealand indicates a need for better targeting of services among minority Pacific ethnic groups.
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family planning, Pacific, reproductive health, contraception, Fiji, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, Contraceptive use, Trends, childbearing, disparities, prevalence, pregnancy, access, cohort, rates, 4206 Public Health, 42 Health Sciences, 3 Good Health and Well Being, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1402 Applied Economics, 1605 Policy and Administration, Public Health, 4202 Epidemiology, 4203 Health services and systems
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, ISSN: 1326-0200 (Print); 1753-6405 (Online), WILEY, 42(4), 365-371. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12761
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