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Home > Resources > Men on the Move and the Wives Left Behind: The Impact of Migration on Family Planning in Nepal

Men on the Move and the Wives Left Behind: The Impact of Migration on Family Planning in Nepal

Posted on August 27, 2019

This study compares access to reproductive health services, fertility awareness, and decisionmaking power among a sample of Nepalese married women ages 15 to 24 with migrant husbands and with resident husbands. Decisionmaking for both groups was dominated by husbands and in-laws, but the study found that fewer women with migrant husbands felt pressure to conform to existing social norms. Married women with migrant husbands have unique fertility issues and desires, and interventions can help increase their knowledge of fertility.

This study compares access to reproductive health services, fertility awareness, and decisionmaking power among a sample of Nepalese married women ages 15 to 24 with migrant husbands and with resident husbands. Decisionmaking for both groups was dominated by husbands and in-laws, but the study found that fewer women with migrant husbands felt pressure to conform to existing social norms. Married women with migrant husbands have...Read More

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