Participation in self-help groups among women seeking contraceptives in Nairobi

Reproductive coercion (RC) is a prevalent form of gender-based violence that interferes with female reproductive agency and is highly associated with intimate partner violence (IPV). Women’s self-help groups are a promising avenue to increase support and coping for violence, but little research exists to describe how survivors participate in women’s self-help groups nor how they may discuss RC within these groups. This study aims to quantitatively assess the potential of women’s-only self-help groups as a platform for reaching women in need of support for RC and IPV among a sample of reproductive-aged women seeking contraceptive services from private, community-based clinics in Nairobi, Kenya (n=659). To do this, we (1) described women’s use of self-help groups and (2) examined associations of women’s experience of RC and IPV with self-help group participation and discussion of RC within self-help groups. We also assessed differences in discussion of RC by group type (loans and savings ..., Data Source
This study utilizes cross-sectional data from women seeking family planning services from six private clinics in Nairobi, Kenya between July 2018 and December 2018, collected as part of the baseline questionnaire of the ARCHES (Addressing Reproductive Coercion in Health Settings) Kenya adaptation and evaluation study. ARCHES is a brief intervention delivered within routine family planning services to increase women's ability to cope with experiences of IPV and RC and improve family planning use. Details on the study protocol and design have been published elsewhere (Uysal, Carter, et al. 2020).
Briefly, the baseline survey included women aged 15 to 49 years attending study clinics who reported interest in receiving family planning services at their appointment that day and not being currently pregnant or sterilized, were able to communicate in English or Kiswahili, were planning to remain in the area for a period of six months (duration of the study) and had a phone that wou..., , # Participation in self-help groups among women seeking contraceptives in Nairobi

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This is a cross-sectional dataset from women seeking family planning services from six private clinics in Nairobi, Kenya between July 2018 and December 2018.

These data were collected as part of the baseline questionnaire of the ARCHES (Addressing Reproductive Coercion in Health Settings) Kenya adaptation and evaluation study.

This dataset contains only those variables included in the analysis examining women's self-help group participation and discussion as well as prior history with reproductive coercion (RC) and intimate partner violence (IPV).

## Description of the data and file structure

The data file contains 659 observations and 20 variables.

The data file includes variable and value labels for all variables.

The corresponding.do file includes all commands used for presented analyses in text and tables.

* Note 1: Six variables used in the analysis (Literacy, Martial status, Age marrie...