Does Community Based Reproductive Health Program (CBRHP) Improve Women Status? a Comparative Study Between CBRHP and NONCBRHP Areas, in Bassonaworana District North Shoa Administrative Zone, Amhara Region
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2006-06
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Addis Abeba Universty
Abstract
A Comparative Cross Sectional Study Was Conducted to Assess
Women’s Status in Cbrhp and Non-Cbrhp Areas In Bassonaworana
Woreda of Amhara Region. the Study Was Carried out In Ten Rural
Kebeles in The Woreda, Five Kebeles From Each Cbrhp And Noncbrhp
Areas. In The Study, a Quantitative Method Was Used For
Data Collection. a Total of 620 Participants Were Selected Using a
Multistage Sampling Technique.
The Result Indicated That Mean Age Of Marriage Was 17.5± 3.1 In
Cbrhp Areas and 17.1± 2.9 In None Cbrhp Areas. The Mean Age Of First
Pregnancy in The Program Area Was 19.2 ±3.5 And 18.1 ±4.4 In Non
Program Areas. The Mean Number of Children In The Program Areas
Was 3.1±2.4 and 4.1± 2.3 In The Non Program areas. The Cpr Was Found
To Be 64.5% In The Cbrhp And 25.5 In None Cbrhp Areas [Or=2.4, 95%
Ci=1.5, 3.8].
The Study Showed That About 91% of The Respondents Knew At
Least one Mcm In The Program Areas Compared To 70.1% In The Nonprogram
Areas; the Difference Was Statistically Significant [Or
(95%Ci) =4.3(2.7, 6.7)]. Similarly 64.8% Of Women In Cbrhp And 38.7% In
None Cbrhp Areas [Or =1.93, 95% Ci=1.3, 2.8] Used At Least One Method
Of Modern Contraceptive in Their Life.
Decision Making on Buying /Selling Major Household And
Agricultural Items Were Made Jointly In 74.4% Of The Respondents
In Cbrhp Areas, While Only 36.9% of Decisions Were Made Jointly In
None Cbrhp Areas [Or=9.3, 95% Ci=6.1, 14.4]. Similarly Decision On
Seeking Medical Care Was Made Jointly In 68.5% Of The Program
Areas Respondents While Only 41.1% Of The Respondents Decided
Xi
Jointly In Non-Cbrhp Areas [Or=9.9, 95% Ci=6.1, 16.1]. In The Nonprogram
Areas, Husbands Alone Made The Majority Of Decisions
[53.7%]
About Seventy Eight Percent And 15.5 % Of The Women In The
Program Areas Were The Decision Makers On Utilization Of Mcm
Jointly And By The Wives Alone Respectively. The Corresponding
Proportions For The Non Project Areas Were 65 % And 5.8 %. [Or=12.6,
95% Ci=5.7, 28.3 And Or=5.7, 95% Ci=3.3, 10.1].
The Perceived Standard Of Living In The Past Five Years Were
Improved In 38.9% Of The Respondents In Program Area While The
Corresponding Proportion For The None Project Area Was Only
6.8%[or =10.1, 95% Ci=5.4, 18.9].
With These Findings one Can Easily Conclude That Cbrh Program
Improves Both Women Autonomy And Their Status In Many
Reproductive Health And Socio-Economic Aspects. Civic
Associations Like Women’s Associations And Organizations
Working on Gender And Development Can Use The Cbrh Program as
A Strategic Option To Improve Women Status. Implementation Of
The Program Also Contributes For The Attainment of The
Millennium Development Goals [Mdgs], Particularly For Goals 3, 4,
5 And 6. Hence, We Recommend that Cbrh Program Has to Be
Strengthened And Policy Makers/Program Managers Should Pay
Attention to Extend This Program In to Villages and Districts of
the Country.
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Does Community Based Reproductive Health Program (CBRHP) Improve Women Status?