Researchers analysed data from surveys in Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zimbabwe that asked survey participants to indicate the day, week, month and year they last had sexual intercourse.
Survey participants were also asked to indicate the person in the household who typically had the final say on the following decisions: health care, large household purchases, household purchases for daily needs and visiting family and friends. Researchers also examined socio-demographic and relationship factors such as age, wealth, parity, husband?s residence, and marital duration.
The majority of women participating in the survey reported sexual intercourse within the last month.
For men, making decisions by themselves was not related to the timing of sex.
Carie Muntifering, a co-author of the study, said: ?Understanding how women?s position in the household influences their sexual activity may be an essential piece in protecting the sexual rights of women and helping them to achieve a sexual life that is both safe and pleasurable.?
The research will be published in the October issue of the Journal of Sex Research.
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