ArticleGhana medical journal2017
Health Care Factors Influencing Teen Mothers' Use Of Contraceptives in Malawi.
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- Prevalence and predictors of use of long-term and short-acting reversible contraceptives among women of reproductive age in Wakiso and Hoima districts, Uganda: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Social-psychological determinants of hormonal contraceptive use intentions among adolescent girls in the Bono East Region of Ghana.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Psychosocial factors influencing contraceptive use among adolescent mothers in the Volta Region of Ghana: application of the Health Belief Model.African health sciences · 2021Article
- Using Evidence and Data to Design an Intervention in the Project Community Model for Fostering Health and Wellbeing Among Adolescent Mothers and Their Children.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- An evolution of socioeconomic related inequality in teenage pregnancy and childbearing in Malawi.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe study seeks to examine factors associated with teen mothers' use of modern contraceptives after giving birth.
methodsThe 2010 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey data was used to test the study objective. A sample of 12, 911 teen mothers aged between 10 and 18 years were extracted from 23, 020 women and were asked of contraceptive usage after first birth experiences, in which, a logistic regression model was employed to estimate correlates of contraceptive usage.
resultsThe study found that 54.8% of the teen mothers are still at a risk of having a repeat teenage pregnancy due to their non-use of contraceptives. This implies that less than 50% of teen mothers use contraceptives after experiencing teen birth. It is noted that health care factors such as use of antenatal care, awareness of pregnancy complications, attainment of primary education and exposure to media predict teen mothers' use of modern contraceptives.
conclusionDespite endeavours made by government to improve access to family planning, health care challenges still exist affecting women's use of contraceptives in Malawi. Ameliorating these health encounters call for wide-range approaches aimed at addressing teen birth comprehensively in order to prevent early motherhood and subsequently high fertility.
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