Postpartum contraceptive use in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

BMC Women's Health
Yeshewas AberaGizachew Assefa Tessema

Abstract

Addressing family planning in the postpartum period is crucial for better maternal, neonatal and child survival because it enables women to achieve healthy interval between births. The contraceptive behavior of women in the postpartum period is usually different from other times in a woman's life cycle due to the additional roles and presence of emotional changes. Therefore, this study is conducted with the aim of assessing the contraceptive behavior of women in the postpartum period. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in August 2013 among women who gave birth one year before the study period in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia. Multistage cluster sampling technique was employed to recruit a total of 703 study participants. For data collection, a structured and pretested questionnaire was used. Descriptive statistics were done to characterize the study population using different variables. Bivariate and multiple logistic regression models were fitted. Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were computed to identify factors associated with contraceptive use. Nearly half (48.4%) of the postpartum women were using different types of contraceptives. The most commonly used method was injectable (68.5%). Resumpti...Continue Reading

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Mar 24, 2017·Epidemiology and Health·Teklehaymanot Huluf AbrahaAbebaw Addis Gelagay
May 23, 2019·PloS One·Negeso Gebeyehu GejoLeta Hinkosa Dinsa
Jan 11, 2018·Contraception and Reproductive Medicine·Almaz Yirga GebremedhinYohannes Ayanaw Habitu
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Nov 16, 2021·Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities·Amanuel Mengistu MereraDigvijay Pandey

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