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Asia-Pacific Population Journal - Volume 31, Issue 2, 2017
Volume 31, Issue 2, 2017
Issued two times a year, the Asia-Pacific Population Journal is an invaluable resource containing opinions and analysis by experts on important issues related to population. It provides a medium for the international exchange of knowledge, experience, ideas, technical information and data on all aspects of population.
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The importance of husbands’ engagement in family planning discussion to promote contraception use for birth spacing in rural India
Author: United NationsThe objective of this study is to assess whether recent marital discussion on family planning is associated with contraceptive use among young couples residing in rural Maharashtra, India. The study methods used involved analysis of baseline data collected from 867 couples participating in the CHARM Family Planning evaluation trial. Participants were surveyed on demographics, contraceptive behaviour, and a six-item scale on marital discussions concerning family planning (including family size and contraceptive use) over the preceding six months. Multivariate logistic regression analysis assessed associations between marital family planning discussions and current modern contraceptive use for birth spacing, adjusting for demographics.
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The cost of high suicide rates in Japan and the Republic of Korea: Reduced life expectancies
Author: United NationsJapan and the Republic of Korea, while having some of the highest life expectancies in the world, also have the highest suicide rates. This study uses actuarial multiple decrement techniques to calculate the reduction in life expectancy due to suicide in these countries. As of 2013, suicides shortened life expectancy at birth by 1.12 per cent in Japan and 0.83 per cent in the Republic of Korea. Most critically affected by suicide are Japanese males, with a 1.50 per cent reduction in life expectancy at birth. Additionally, the Republic of Korea sees a 0.80 per cent reduction in life expectancy at age 60 – a disturbingly high percentage when considering the high mortality rates from natural causes of death at this age. These results suggest that high suicide rates in Japan and the Republic of Korea have massive implications in terms of social costs and economic productivity.
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Socio-Cultural inequality in women’s health service utilization in Nepal
Author: United NationsThis paper investigates caste/ethnicity based inequity in women’s health service utilization, particularly focusing on antenatal care (ANC) in the socioculturally complex patriarchal context of Nepal. Numerous studies worldwide have examined the effects of various factors contributing to antenatal care. However, much less is known about the influence of caste/ ethnicity on women’s health-care utilization in Nepal. Using the nationally representative Nepal Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) Data 2011, a multilevel logistic regression was run with results suggesting that both non-economic (caste/ethnicity) and economic (household wealth) factors influence women’s health-care utilization. First, women who belong to a disadvantaged caste/ethnicity such as the Hill Janajati, Hill and Terai Dalit and Muslims are significantly less likely to make four plus antenatal care visits compared to the advantaged Bahun/Chhetri mothers. Second, mothers who belong to the wealthier category are significantly advantaged in terms of using antenatal care services compared to the poorest category of mothers. Third, contrary to the common assumption, mothers from the advantaged caste/ethnicity (Bahun/Chhetri and Newar) do not always fare better in all aspects of life; when from the poorest households, they are not significantly different in terms of antenatal care compared the poorest mothers who are from a disadvantaged caste/ethnicity. These findings offer evidence against the misassumption that individuals of advantaged caste/ ethnicities are always privileged, suggesting that health policies should take into account the intertwining effects of both caste/ethnicity and economic status in order to improve women’s health and well-being.
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The extent of female unpaid work in India: A case of rural agricultural households
Author: United NationsThis study analyses the extent and nature of female unpaid work in the context of rural households in India. In particular, the study looks at the relationship between land ownership and the extent of domestic duties performed by females, adjusted by family size, in rural agricultural households. Further, the study considers the role of socioeconomic and socio-religious class and the engagement of women in domestic duties. The study uses the Indian National Sample Survey quinquennial round of employment and unemployment survey data for the period 2011-2012. To find out the relationship between various land ownership modalities and domestic duties performed by females, the study makes use of the fractional logit regression model. The empirical result suggests that there is a greater probability of more women workers getting involved in unpaid work as the land-ownership size of the household increases. Further, it is seen that the probability that females engaged in unpaid work is greater for those in casual agricultural households with large land cultivated than for those who are in self-employed households. The study finds that the proportion of rural women engaged in domestic duties is 34 per cent, and the majority of them want to work either on a regular or part-time basis (74 per cent) as well as be able to attend to domestic duties. These results suggest that more effective labour market policy, which will encourage women to participate in paid work, is needed. Moreover, family-friendly policies and initiatives that encourage a more equitable sharing of the burden of care and household chores between males and females are required.
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