Prevalence and predictors of contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in 17 sub-Saharan African countries: A large population-based study

Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare : Official Journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives
Djibril M BaKristen H Kjerulff

Abstract

To measure the prevalence of contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in 17 sub-Saharan Africa countries and identify factors associated with contraceptive use in these countries. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study using data on contraceptive use from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for 17 sub-Saharan Africa countries (Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and Uganda). We restricted our sample to women aged 15-49 years and used generalized estimating equations to identify factors associated with contraceptive use while controlling for other covariates. The overall prevalence of current contraceptive use among women of reproductive age was only 17%, with rates ranging from 7% in Gambia to 29% in Uganda. After adjusting for potential confounders, we found that women were more likely to use a method of contraception if they were sexually active (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR) 2.17 [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.11, 2.24]); had 5-7 living children (aPR 2.19 [95% CI 1.89, 2.55] compared to no children); had secondary or higher education (aPR 1.71 [95% CI 1.63, 1.78] compared to no education); and ...Continue Reading

Citations

Feb 14, 2020·PloS One·Agung Dwi LaksonoRatna Dwi Wulandari
Jul 21, 2020·The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception·Timothy AdampahMichael Boah
Apr 10, 2020·International Journal of Public Health·Ayodeji Emmanuel IyandaJoseph R Oppong
Jul 24, 2020·Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities·Yulia Treister-GoltzmanRoni Peleg
Jun 25, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Aissata Mahamadou SidibeTherese Hesketh
Apr 20, 2021·The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception·Martin Nyaaba AdokiyaTimothy Adampah
May 1, 2021·Experimental Biology and Medicine·Claudia A AnyigbaLily Paemka
Oct 10, 2021·Studies in Family Planning·Kerry L D MacQuarrieAlison Gemmill
Nov 5, 2021·BMC Public Health·Oluwafemi Emmanuel AwopegbaAnthony Idowu Ajayi
Nov 16, 2021·Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities·Amanuel Mengistu MereraDigvijay Pandey

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