ArticleInternational scholarly research notices2017
Contraceptive Methods Accessed in Volta Region, Ghana, 2009-2014.
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- Factors Associated With Female Adolescent Usage of Modern Contraceptives in Northern Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Survey of a Rural Municipality.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Psychosocial factors influencing contraceptive use among adolescent mothers in the Volta Region of Ghana: application of the Health Belief Model.African health sciences · 2021Article
- Predictors of intention to use modern contraceptives among female senior secondary school students in the Kpando Municipality, Ghana.African health sciences · 2021Article
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- Understanding the association between exposure to family planning messages and consistent condom use among never married men in Ghana.PloS one · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionIn 2016, Volta Region was one of the two regions in Ghana that recorded a high prevalence of teenage pregnancy, accounting for 15.5% of all adolescent pregnancies in the country. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of contraceptive methods accessed by person, place, and time in Volta Region, Ghana, 2009-2014.
methodWe carried out a secondary analysis of contraceptive use data derived from the District Health Information Management System (DHIMS) 2 for Volta Region, between 2009 and 2014. We calculated proportions and described trends.
resultsOver the five-year period, there were 673,409 (75.0%) acceptors of family planning out of a total 897, 645 males and females of reproductive age. The proportion of family planning acceptors increased gradually from 18% in 2009 to 23% in 2014. Contraceptive methods were most commonly accessed by male and female between 20 and 29 years. The most common methods of contraceptives accessed were injectables among females accounting for about 70% and condoms accounting for over 90% among males.
conclusionAll the districts in Volta Region did not access contraceptives adequately. The Volta Regional Health Directorate should encourage and support research to ascertain factors influencing uptake of contraceptive methods in all the districts.
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