Rumor, misinformation and oral contraceptive use in Egypt

DeClerque, Julia; Tsui, Amy O.; Abul-Ata, Mohammed Futuah; Barcelona, Delia

doi:10.1016/0277-9536(86)90327-8

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“…The prevalence of such myths and misconceptions has been demonstrated in several national-level studies 3,14,15 and in rural areas. 16 Data from the Measurement, Learning & Evaluation (MLE) project from Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal demonstrate high levels of misinformation about family planning in urban areas.…”

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“…7,11,14,15,24,25 For example, in Egypt and Kenya, fear of side effects or of having a baby with a deformity has been found to be positively associated with nonuse of modern contraceptives. 11,15 Findings from Nigeria demonstrate that fear of side effects and concerns about long-term infertility are major reasons for not using modern contraceptives. 14,24,25 Similar results were found in Mexico, where women who had never practiced contraception reported that they had chosen not to use the pill for safety reasons.…”

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“…3,11,14,15,23–25 Previous research, however, has not addressed the relationship between modern contraceptive use and the proportion of women or men in a community who believe in myths about family planning. Numerous studies focused on community-level health outcomes have examined whether socioeconomic status, supply environment and quality of health care are associated with a health behavior or outcome–that is, these studies have demonstrated that women's (or men's) behaviors are associated with the behaviors or attitudes of other who live around them.…”

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Belief in Family Planning Myths at the Individual and Community Levels and Modern Contraceptive Use in Urban Africa

Guèye

Speizer²,

Corroon³

et al. 2015

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Context Negative myths and misconceptions about family planning are a barrier to modern contraceptive use. Most research on the subject has focused on individual beliefs about contraception; however, given that myths spread easily within communities, it is also important to examine how the prevalence of negative myths in a community affects the aggregate level of method use. Methods Baseline data collected in 2010–2011 by the Measurement, Learning & Evaluation project on women aged 15–49 living in selected cities in Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal were used. Multivariate analyses examined associations between modern contraceptive use and belief in negative myths for individuals and communities. Results In each country, the family planning myths most prevalent at the individual and community levels were that “people who use contraceptives end up with health problems,” “contraceptives are dangerous to women's health” and “contraceptives can harm your womb.” On average, women in Nigeria and Kenya believed 2.7 and 4.6 out of eight selected myths, respectively, and women in Senegal believed 2.6 out of seven. Women's individual-level belief in myths was negatively associated with their modern contraceptive use in all three countries (odds ratios, 0.2–0.7). In Nigeria, the women's community-level myth variable was positively associated with modern contraceptive use (1.6), whereas the men's community-level myth variable was negatively associated with use (0.6); neither community-level variable was associated with modern contraceptive use in Kenya or Senegal. Conclusion Education programs are needed to dispel common myths and misconceptions about modern contraceptives. In Nigeria, programs that encourage community-level discussions may be effective at reducing myths and increasing modern contraceptive use.

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Belief in Family Planning Myths at the Individual and Community Levels and Modern Contraceptive Use in Urban Africa

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“…Again, why these women changed their mind may not be independent of the negative reactions they received from their relatives and friends. Rumour and misinformation have been found to have negative impact on pill usage in Egypt, and the most frequently reported sources of the rumour that pill causes weakness are friends or neighbours followed by spouses and relatives (DeClerque et al, 1986).…”

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Multi-Media Campaigns, Interpersonal Contacts and Contraceptive Behaviour in Southwest Nigeria

Bankole¹,

Adewuyi²

2013

APS

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Recent evidence suggests that mass media may be an effective tool for motivating people to adopt family planning. Little is known, however, about the process by which this takes place. In this exploratory study, we argue that following an exposure to mass media message(s) about family planning, interpersonal discussion of such message(s) is an important intermediate stage in the process of deciding to use or not to use contraception. If this is the case, interpersonal discussion is expected to enhance or attenuate the effects of exposure to media messages on contraceptive behaviour. Our results show that there is a significant positive relationship between exposure to media messages and contraceptive use in Southwest Nigeria. Furthermore, among women who are exposed to media messages, those who discuss the messages with other people are more likely to use contraception compared with those who did not discuss the messages. RésuméLes résultats des dernières recherches suggèrent que les moyens de communication de masse peuvent s'avérer être un outil efficace de motivation des populations à adopter la planification familiale. Toutefois, il existe très peu de données sur le processus par lequel s'opère une telle activité. Dans cette étude exploratoire, notre propos consiste à soutenir que, par suite d'une forte exposition à des messages portant sur la planification familiale par le truchement des moyens de communication de masse, la discussion interpersonnelle de ces messages-là constitue une étape intermédiaire importante dans le processus de prise de décision quant à l'utilisation ou non de la contraception. Si cela est vrai, la discussion interpersonnelle devra soit renforcer, soit atténuer les effets de l'exposition aux messages passés par les médias sur le comportement par rapport à la contraception. Les résultats de nos recherches montrent qu'il existe une relation positive de fond entre l'exposition aux messages véhiculés par les médias et l'utilisation des moyens contraceptifs au Sud-ouest du Nigéria. En outre, au nombre des femmes exposées aux messages véhiculés par les médias, celles qui en discutent avec d'autres sont plus enclines à utiliser les méthodes contraceptives par opposition à celles qui n'ont pas discuté des messages en question.

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“…Research has also been applied to practical problems of rumor-mongering (Bordia & Rosnow, 1998;Declerque, Tsui, Abul-Ata, & Barcelona, 1986;Deodhar, Yemul, & Banerjee, 1998;Difonzo, Bordia, & Rosnow, 1994;Fine, 1986;Harrington & Beilby, 1995;Herr, Kardes, & Kim, 1991;Iyer & Debevec, 1991;Prasad, 1935Prasad, , 1950Rutenberg & Watkins, 1997;Scanlon, 1977;Singh, 1990;Sinha, 1952;Tishkov, 1995).…”

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Analyzing Rumors, Gossip, and Urban Legends Through Their Conversational Properties

Guérin

Miyazaki

2006

Psychol Rec

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Rumor, misinformation and oral contraceptive use in Egypt

Cited by 60 publications

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Belief in Family Planning Myths at the Individual and Community Levels and Modern Contraceptive Use in Urban Africa

Belief in Family Planning Myths at the Individual and Community Levels and Modern Contraceptive Use in Urban Africa

Multi-Media Campaigns, Interpersonal Contacts and Contraceptive Behaviour in Southwest Nigeria

Analyzing Rumors, Gossip, and Urban Legends Through Their Conversational Properties

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