Contraception in adolescence: the influence of parity and marital status on contraceptive use in 73 low-and middle-income countries

Reproductive Health
Carolina de Vargas Nunes CollAluísio Jardim Dornellas de Barros

Abstract

There is still a large gap in relation to effectively meet the contraceptive needs and family planning goals of adolescents. Our aim was to describe how having a partner and children impact on contraceptive behavior of sexually active female adolescents from low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Analyses were based on the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Surveys carried out since 2005 in 73 LMICs with available data for sexually active women aged 15-19 years. Modern contraceptive prevalence and demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods of contraception (mDFPS) were estimated among three subgroups of adolescents considering their parity and marital status- not married, married without children, and married with children - at national and regional levels. Female adolescents who were married with no children presented the lowest median modern contraceptive prevalence in all world regions, ranging from 2.9% in West & Central Africa to 29.0% in Latin America & Caribbean. Regarding mDFPS, the lowest coverage for married adolescents without children was found in West & Central Africa (12.6%), whereas Latin America & Caribbean presented the highest (50.4%). In East Asia & Pacific, not ...Continue Reading

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May 12, 2020·Contraception and Reproductive Medicine·Tamrat Shaweno, Zerihun Kura
Feb 13, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Joseph MassengaThomas van den Akker
May 6, 2021·Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters·Euphemia SibandaVirginia Macdonald
Nov 25, 2021·Frontiers in Global Women's Health·Franciele HellwigAluisio J D Barros

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