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From: Spousal discordance on reports of contraceptive communication, contraceptive use, and ideal family size in rural India: a cross-sectional study

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The left panel shows the mean education level reported by women across all four contraceptive communication categories. The right panel shows the mean value of the women’s autonomy scale across all four contraceptive communication categories. In both examples, when both couples report communication or women only report communication, the mean values are higher than for couples in which neither report communication suggesting a positive relationship between women’s empowerment and their communication regarding contraception use. Note also that in couples with more educated women, men are also more likely to report discussing contraception when their wives do not

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