Rural-urban differentials in the association between sex preference for children and marital dissolution in sub-Saharan Africa
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- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- PLOS ONE, 2023, 18, (10), pp. e0291435
- Issue Date:
- 2023
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BACKGROUND Marital dissolution which refers to being divorced or separated is considered one of the most dramatic demographic events that significantly disrupt families Unearthing the factors predicting marital dissolution would support actions to reduce the incidence of this phenomenon The present study sought to examine the association between sex preference for children and marital dissolution segregated by place of residence METHODS Data for the study were extracted from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys DHS of 25 countries in sub Saharan Africa Percentages were used to summarise the proportion of marital dissolution among women in sub Saharan Africa Binary logistic regression models were fitted to examine the association between sex preference for children and marital dissolution per place of residence Results of the regression analysis were presented using adjusted odds ratios aOR with their respective 95 confidence interval CI RESULTS The overall prevalence of marital dissolution was 5 92 95 CI 5 83 6 00 and this ranged from 1 63 95 CI 1 41 1 85 in Burkina Faso to 15 62 95 CI 14 70 16 54 in Mozambique In urban sub Saharan Africa the overall prevalence of marital dissolution was 8 88 95 CI 8 78 8 99 with the lowest prevalence in Mali 3 30 95 CI 2 91 3 69 and the highest in Uganda 18 60 95 CI 17 95 19 25 For rural sub Saharan Africa the pooled prevalence was 4 11 95 CI 4 03 4 18 with the lowest 0 80 95 CI 0 65 0 95 and highest 14 40 95 CI 13 51 15 29 prevalences in Burkina Faso and Mozambique respectively Compared to women with no sex preference the preference for boys was less likely to result in marital dissolution aOR 0 87 95 CI 0 83 0 90 in both urban and rural areas whereas the preference for girls was more likely to result in marital dissolution aOR 1 06 95 CI 1 02 1 10 When the results were disaggregated by place of residence in both urban aOR 0 87 95 CI 0 80 0 95 and rural areas aOR 0 87 95 CI 0 82 0 92 women who preferred boys were less li
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