Black & White, Or Only Shades of Gray? Exploring the Influence of Consumer Ambivalence on Female Contraceptive Choice and Usage
Poor world-wide contraception prevalence rates are an important challenge for the efforts to improve female health and welfare. Consumer ambivalence towards pregnancy, low education and dissatisfaction with current contraceptive method are associated with inconsistent usage. In this paper, we investigate the impact of ambivalence towards different contraceptive methods on their usage. Our results show that female consumers have ambivalent attitudes towards different contraceptive methods. However, the influence of these ambivalent attitudes on the choice and usage of different contraceptive methods is moderated by the importance given to the opinion of different influencers such as doctors and male partners. Implications for the welfare of female consumers are discussed along with some limitations and directions for future research.
Citation:
Piyush Sharma, Cindy M. Y. Chung, M. Krishna Erramilli, and Bharadhwaj Sivakumaran (2009) ,"Black & White, Or Only Shades of Gray? Exploring the Influence of Consumer Ambivalence on Female Contraceptive Choice and Usage", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 36, eds. Ann L. McGill and Sharon Shavitt, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 848-849.
Authors
Piyush Sharma, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Cindy M. Y. Chung, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
M. Krishna Erramilli, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Bharadhwaj Sivakumaran, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Volume
NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 36 | 2009
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