The Influence of Self-Disclosure on the use of Contraceptives among Couples in Changamwe Constituency, Mombasa County

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2015

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New Media and Mass Communication

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to study the influence of self-disclosure on contraceptive use among couples in Changamwe constituency. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Multi-stage sampling was used in arriving at the target population in Migadini Estate. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from the 269 respondents. The study found out that self-disclosure influenced contraceptive use because there was a weak but positive significant correlation between self-disclosure and contraceptive use. Pearson’s correlation showed that they were correlated, r (269), = .32, p < .001. Therefore, behaviour change communication programmes should focus on self-disclosure in order to convince married couples and romantic friends to disclose about their preferred contraceptives.

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Self-disclosure, Contraceptive use, Correlation

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Masaviru, M., Mwangi, R.W., & Masindano, P. (2015). The Influence of Self-Disclosure on the use of Contraceptives among Couples in Changamwe Constituency, Mombasa County. New media and mass communication, 40, 76-86.

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