Geographic information systems, spatial network analysis, and contraceptive choice

B Entwisle; R R Rindfuss; Stephen J Walsh; T P Evans; S R Curran

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Geographic information systems, spatial network analysis, and contraceptive choice

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Geographic information systems, spatial network analysis, and contraceptive choice

B Entwisle, R R Rindfuss, Stephen J Walsh, T P Evans and S R Curran

Demography, Vol.34(2), pp.171-187

1997

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2061697

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Demography

How does family planning accessibility affect contraceptive choice? In this paper we use techniques of spatial analysis to develop measures of family planning accessibility, and evaluate the effects of these geographically derived measures in a multilevel statistical model of temporary method choice in Nang Rong, Thailand. In our analyses we combine spatial data obtained from maps and Global Positioning System (GPS) readings with sociodemographic data from surveys and administrative records. The new measures reveal (1) important travel time effects even when family planning outlets are close by; (2) independent effects of road composition; (3) the relevance of alternative sources of family planning supply; and (4) the importance of the local history of program placement.

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Title: Geographic information systems, spatial network analysis, and contraceptive choice
Authors: B Entwisle (Author) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
R R Rindfuss (Author) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
Stephen J Walsh (Author) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
T P Evans (Author) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
S R Curran (Author) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
Publication details: Demography, Vol.34(2), pp.171-187
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
Date published: 1997
DOI: 10.2307/2061697
ISSN: 0070-3370
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449470302621
Output Type: Journal article

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