Adolescent motherhood in the Lake Patzcuaro Basin, México: social contexts of parenting and perceptions of social support and family planning

Contraception ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-178
Author(s):  
K. Horowitz ◽  
T.E. Guadamuz ◽  
O. Rosenthal
2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamilah B. Thomas ◽  
Sean L. Simpson ◽  
Will L. Tarver ◽  
Clement K. Gwede

African American and White men have the highest rates of prostate cancer in the United States. Families represent important social contexts within which illness occurs.The purpose of this study is to explore whether prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is associated with instrumental and informational social support from family members among a sample of Black and White men aged 45 and older. Data from the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey were analyzed using logistic regression. The dependent variable was having a PSA test within the past year or less. The independent variables consisted of selected demographic and family informational and instrumental social support variables. The statistically significant variables included age and having a family member with cancer. Additional studies to elucidate the mechanisms of social support from family for prostate cancer are needed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-88
Author(s):  
Sri Susanti

Increased male participation in family planning and reproductive health is part of the implementation of reproductive and reproductive health rights. The purpose of this research is to know the direct and indirect influence and ma gnitude of health promotion, social support, knowledge about contraception and attitudes toward male participation in family planning in Tonjong village Working Area of Kramatwatu Public Health Center 2015. The method used in this research is quantitativ e approach which uses a cross-sional design. The sample used is 70 respondents. The analytical method used is Structural Equation Model (SEM) using SmartPLS 2.0 and SPSS 20. The result of research hat male participation variable in family planning in Tonjong village Working Area of Kramatwatu Puskesmas is influenced by health promotion (26.14%), social support (11.03%), knowledge (12.4%) and attitude (26.51%). The direct influence of male participation in family planning in Tonjong village Working Area of Kramatwatu Health Center was 76.1% and indirect influence was 1.39%. Total direct and indirect influence of male participation in family planning was 77.5%. Suggestion of research need to pay attention to man (husband) who participate to use KB so that can increase the coverage of KB Men especially men (husband) who want to receive socialization about the importance of family planning Keywords : Support, Participation, Knowledge, Health Promotion, Attitude


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua O. Akinyemi ◽  
Clifford O. Odimegwu

Abstract Background Reduction in ideal number of children has been suggested as a necessary precursor for fertility decline especially in high fertility countries of Western and Central Africa. In this study, we explored the social contexts of fertility desires by documenting the effects of individual, household as well as contextual characteristics among young men and women in Nigeria. Methods Data source was the male and female recode file of 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. Analytical sample comprised 2674 males and 9637 females aged 15–24 years. The main outcome variable was desire for large family size (DLFS) defined as ideal number of children greater than four. Analysis involved use of descriptive statistics and random-effect logit models fitted in four stages. Results DLFS was 71% among young men and 53% in women. Individual-level factors associated with DLFS among men includes Islam religion (OR = 3.95, CI 2.68–5.83), household size (OR = 1.05) and richer (OR = 0.47, CI 0.29–0.75) or richest wealth index (OR = 0.28, CI 0.16–0.75). Geo-political region and high level of negative attitude to family planning (OR = 1.72, CI 1.23–2.40) were the main contextual factors associated with DLFS. For women, individual-level correlates were education, religion, ethnicity, marital status, household size, and wealth index. Contextual factors include geo-political region, community education (OR = 0.68, CI 0.52–0.89), child mortality experience (OR = 1.29, CI 1.11–1.51) and negative attitude to family planning (OR = 1.36, CI 1.13–1.65). The influence of religion, household wealth and attitude to family planning differ between young men and women. Conclusion Active communication and programmatic interventions are needed so that desire for large family size by young men and women do not become a clog for fertility transition in Nigeria.


Author(s):  
Dasari Gayathry ◽  
M. Ramsagar Reddy ◽  
B. V. Rammana

Background: Fertility decisions occur within specific social contexts and social norms therefore restrict individual decisions on fertility and behaviors related to family planning such as spacing and limiting of births and using contraception which reflects the importance of effect of inter-spousal communication on the contraceptive method choice and future intention of method use. Hence the objective of present study is to evaluate the husband wife communication and contraceptive use, method choice and timing of initiation of discussion among couples in study area.Methods: A cross - sectional study was conducted during February 2013 - January 2014 among couples residing in the field practice study areas. A semi-structured questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic characteristics, questions related to awareness, sources and decision making towards family planning was administered to 406 couples of study area.Results: It has been observed that regarding decision making, about 39.4% of the men had taken a decision on the use of contraceptive methods, and only 21.7% wives had autonomy of using contraception of their choice. Around 67.5% of the men had discussion with their wives about the family planning and more than half (57%) of the time the discussion was initiated by men.Conclusions: Husband was the decision maker in nearly half of the couples and family planning was discussed among majority of respondents. Family planning education should be encouraged through effective IEC programs and strategies for promoting husband wife communication should be considered inorder to increase family planning adoption.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S533-S533
Author(s):  
Oejin Shin ◽  
hyunjoo Lee ◽  
Sojung Park ◽  
Ji Young Kang

Abstract Involuntary retirement is known to be associated with long-lasting negative effects on well-being compared to voluntary retirement. However, little is known about complex mechanism connecting the path from social contexts and psychological factors of retirees, especially involuntary retirees to later year well-being. Also, despite the well-known gendered pattern of preretirement employment histories over the life course in general, gender differences in the pathway on well-being after involuntary retirement is still unclear. Drawing on the stress process theory, this study examined gender difference on the pathway linking involuntary retirement (primary stressor) to loneliness through material/physical vulnerability (secondary stressor) and social support/self-efficacy (coping resources). Data are from the 2014 HRS with 2,087 retirees aged 65+. Two-step structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to examine the significance of the specific effects of multiple mediators (material/physical vulnerability, coping resources). For male retirees, involuntary retirement was associated with a higher level of loneliness mediated through physical vulnerability and social-efficacy. For female retirees, involuntary retirement was directly associated with loneliness as well as indirectly associated through 1) material vulnerability connected to low social support, and 2) physical vulnerability related to low social support and low social-efficacy. The different impact of involuntary retirement may be due to differences in work history, previous work quality, and accumulated financial condition across gender. The results suggest important gender specified implications for social policy and practice for involuntary retirees.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Yi Hung Lau ◽  
Jian-Bin Li

School readiness is an important but challenging issue of child development, especially during COVID-19 when most of the traditional offline activities that could promote school readiness (e.g., on-site visit) have been canceled. There is a gap between the knowledge needed to promote children’s school readiness in times of pandemic and the limited understanding of this topic so far. This gap could be particularly concerning in the social contexts where examinations are stressed and educational competition is high (e.g., Hong Kong). In this study, we examined how well children were ready for primary school, the extent to which parent perceived social support was related to children’s school readiness, and whether parent competence and their time spent with children would moderate the said link. A cross-sectional design survey with total population sampling (supplemented with convenience sampling) was conducted. Massive e-mails were sent to all kindergartens in Hong Kong inviting them to join the study by distributing the survey link to the parents of their K3 students. A total of 643 Hong Kong parents whose children were about to transition to primary school (87.1% mother) participated, answering measures specifically designed for this study online about how well they thought their children were ready for school, their competence to help with children’s school transition, and how much time they spent with children. Data were analyzed with PROCESS macro (model 3) in SPSS. The results found that most parents considered that their children were not fully ready for school, especially in terms of academic skills, self-management, and mental preparation. Furthermore, moderation analyses showed that after controlling for a number of demographic variables, parent perceived social support was positively related to better school readiness in children and this link was jointly moderated by parent competence and time spent with children. Specifically, children were rated most ready when parent perceived stronger social support, felt more competent, and spent more time with children. By contrast, the link between perceived social support and children’s school readiness was insignificant for parent who felt more competent but spent less time with children. Implications of how to enhance children’s school readiness are discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Ponte ◽  
Maria João Leote de Carvalho ◽  
Susana Batista

Abstract To address the topic of children’s online aggression, this article explores a subsample from the EU Kids Online dataset (2017–2019) of 1404 children, aged 9–16, who reported having engaged in aggressive acts online in the previous year. Through a cluster analysis, respondents were classified into three groups. Findings emphasize the risk factors for aggression and how they relate to age-specific developmental tasks. Boys predominate, but the gender gap is not as wide as in offline contexts. For almost half of the children, aggression goes hand in hand with victimization. All the clusters share high levels of emotional deprivation. A sense of lacking social support, from both adults and peers, becomes more relevant among those children with high and more problematic engagement in online aggression. Results confirm that online aggression must be considered within the complex and fluid offline–online continuum cutting across the social contexts in which children grow.


Author(s):  
Britta Wittner ◽  
Luisa Barthauer ◽  
Simone Kauffeld

Social support is a crucial factor for first-generation students’ (FGS) integration at university and their educational success. FGS are often assumed to lack social support and integration, but research shows mixed results. By means of a mixed-methods approach (combination of interviews and online survey), we aimed to shed light on the characteristics in FGS social networks that classify them as high-quality networks in order to obtain a deeper understanding of the structure and setup of the social contexts from which FGS receive support. Using these characteristics, we constructed types of socially supported students and related them to academic success. For that, we conducted N = 40 semi-structured interviews linked to Qualitative Social Network Analysis at an urban German University. Prior to the interviews, the interviewees filled out an online survey (1) consisting of demographic variables and psychological scales. During the interviews (2), we followed a problem-centred interview approach for the first part and then (3) asked about the FGS’s support networks during the beginning of their bachelor’s degrees. All the interviews were coded by applying content analysis. Network maps were analysed using qualitative structural analysis (QSA). Both maps and codes were used to build three types of support as received by the students. These types were in turn connected to the results of the support forms in content analysis and the psychometric scales to estimate how students perceive different structures in their networks as supportive. The results revealed three types: small and dense bijou networks, medium networks with emotionally close alters (close-knit networks), and large and diverse networks (have-it-all networks). The types show different results for university success and perceived support for their networks.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvin Junus ◽  
Ching Kwan ◽  
Clifford Wong ◽  
Zhansheng Chen ◽  
Paul Yip

Abstract Much focus has been placed on mental health symptoms brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic, yet limited discourse & evidence have evaluated how the closure of multiple venues under social distancing measures impacted people's patterns of help-seeking, which had traditionally been the very coping mechanism that buffered individuals from the consequences of those studied symptoms. Using a two-wave (June-July 2019 and June-September 2020) panel data on youths aged 11-35 years old, the present study shows that under social distancing, a significant proportion of individuals who used to rely on their strong ties for support no longer sought help even after controlling for stress level changes & sociodemographic factors, and only those who were facing heavier distress ended up seeking their strong ties for support. By simply closing off social contexts that had traditionally facilitated social support provision among strong ties and not providing people with alternative contexts, current social distancing measures appeared to have effectively increased the difficulty for many to receive social support, thereby leaving them vulnerable to mental health impacts of the pandemic. To prevent the current pandemic from turning into a mental health pandemic, the mantra "social distancing" should be revised to encourage society to remain socially close even while physically distant.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Dwi Ayu Cahyani

According to BKKBN, men are still minimal to want to do a vasectomy because they think there are many other contraceptives, lack of knowledge about vasectomy, and also the myths circulating in the community about vasectomy. Sidoarjo regency growth rate according to BPS East Java in 2015 was 1.60%, growth rate of Sidoarjo regency was the highest in East Java compared to other districts. Tanggulangin sub-district was the second lowest districts of active male KB participants from 18 districts in Sidoarjo District. The purpose of this study was to analyze social support that affect the participation of men in doing Vasectomy in Tanggulangin sub-district, Sidoarjo Regency. The kind of research used was observational with descriptive research method, because that was done to identify influencing behavior factors of man  whom lack participation in family planning. The research design that used was cross sectional because just describes the relationship between social support factors with men doing vasectomy. Respondents were taken from the population using purposive sampling 50 people in total. The conclusion of this study is the level of social support by respondents who do not do vasectomy concluded enough with the details of respondents who have low social support as much as 16%, who have enough social support as much as 70% and who have high social support as much as 14% . Based on the result of the research, it was suggested to conduct routine socialization and service activities, provide assistance to KB cadres and PLKB and provide information and education about male KB to wife and also mass media.


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