ArticleBMC public health2015
Predictors of modern contraceptive use during the postpartum period among women in Uganda: a population-based cross sectional study.
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- The effect of maternal educational status, antenatal care and resumption of menses on postpartum contraceptive use in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
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- Postpartum modern contraception utilization and its determinants in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Immediate versus delayed postpartum use of levonorgestrel contraceptive implants: a randomized controlled trial in Uganda.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2017Trial
- Use of HIV counseling and testing and family planning services among postpartum women in Kenya: a multicentre, non-randomised trial.BMC women's health · 2015Trial
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- Spatial variations and determinants of modern contraceptive use among postpartum women in Sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of recent DHS data (2015-2023).Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Determinants and barriers of modern family planning uptake among postpartum mothers at selected regional referral hospitals in Uganda: a cross-sectional study.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Rural-Urban differentials in the factors associated with modern contraceptive usage among married reproductive-aged women in Hubei province, China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Pooled prevalence of modern contraceptive utilization and its associated factors among reproductive age women in East Africa: derived from demographic and health surveys.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Multinomial multilevel analysis of factors affecting the use of modern contraceptives in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from 2015 to 2023 Demographic Health Survey.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Utilization of modern contraceptive methods among women of reproductive age in Senegal: A multilevel mixed-effects analysis.PloS one · 2025Article
- Intention to use modern contraceptives among current nonusers of reproductive age in Uganda.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Barriers and enablers to utilisation of postpartum long-acting reversible contraception in Eastern Uganda: a qualitative study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Examining contraceptive utilization behavior in Pakistani women.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Modern contraceptive utilization and associated factors among postpartum women in Kena Woreda, Konso Zone, South Ethiopian Regional State, Ethiopia, 2023: mixed type community based cross-sectional study design.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Association between knowledge and use of contraceptive among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa.Health science reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe rationale for promotion of family planning (FP) to delay conception after a recent birth is a best practice that can lead to optimal maternal and child health outcomes. Uptake of postpartum family planning (PPFP) remains low in sub-Saharan Africa. However, little is known about how pregnant women arrive at their decisions to adopt PPFP.
methodsWe used 3298 women of reproductive ages 15-49 from the 2011 UDHS dataset, who had a birth in the 5 years preceding the survey. We then applied both descriptive analyses comprising Pearson's chi-square test and later a binary logistic regression model to analyze the relative contribution of the various predictors of uptake of modern contraceptives during the postpartum period.
resultsMore than a quarter (28%) of the women used modern family planning during the postpartum period in Uganda. PPFP was significantly associated with primary or higher education (OR=1.96; 95% CI=1.43-2.68; OR=2.73; 95% CI=1.88-3.97 respectively); richest wealth status (OR=2.64; 95% CI=1.81-3.86); protestant religion (OR=1.27; 95% CI=1.05-1.54) and age of woman (OR=0.97, 95% CI=0.95-0.99). In addition, PPFP was associated with number of surviving children (OR=1.09; 95 % CI=1.03-1.16); exposure to media (OR=1.30; 95% CI=1.05-1.61); skilled birth attendance (OR=1.39; 95% CI=1.12-1.17); and 1-2 days timing of post-delivery care (OR=1.68; 95% CI=1.14-2.47).
conclusionsIncreasing reproductive health education and information among postpartum women especially those who are disadvantaged, those with no education and the poor would significantly improve PPFP in Uganda.
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