Motivational Autonomy in Family Planning and Violence against Internally Displaced Women in the Communes of Kaya and Kongoussi (Burkina Faso)

Bénédicte YAOGHO, Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)
Yentéma Onadja, Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)/Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Drissa Sia, Université du Québec en Outaouais
Pengdewende Maurice Sawadogo, Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)
Eric Tchouaket, Université de Québec en Outaouais

This study examines the influence of motivational autonomy in family planning (FP) on violence against internally displaced women. Among 1,250 women surveyed, 81.6% are in a union, 79.2% are uneducated, 90.7% are Muslim, 49.5% live in poverty, and 72.4% are without economic activity. Of these women, 56.6% exhibit low motivational autonomy in FP, and 16.6% have experienced violence in their households. Women with high levels of motivational autonomy in FP are 40% less likely to suffer from violence. Strengthening this autonomy is essential to ensure their sexual and reproductive rights.

Keywords: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Family Planning and Contraception, Gender Dynamics

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