ArticleJournal of pregnancy2019
Unintended Pregnancy among Pregnant Women in Ghana: Prevalence and Predictors.
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- Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy among rural reproductive age women in Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Provincial distribution of unintended pregnancy and its associated factors in Sierra Leone.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The association between unintended pregnancy and maternal mental health in rural China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Preconception care utilization and pregnancy outcomes among postpartum women at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Article
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- Trends in prevalence and factors associated with unintended pregnancies in Zambia (2001-2018).BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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- Assessment of the Trends and Factors Associated With Unintended Pregnancy Among Women of Reproductive Age: An Analysis of the Nigerian Demographic Health Survey Between 2008 to 2018.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2024Article
- Magnitude of unintended pregnancy and its determinants among childbearing age women in low and middle-income countries: evidence from 61 low and middle income countries.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Article
- Determinants of change in unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia using the 2005 and 2016 EDHS: non-linear multivariable decomposition analysis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundUnintended pregnancy is seen as the key concept for better understanding the fertility and the unmet need for family planning of populations. It is seen as a major challenge among women in many developing countries including Ghana. However, there is scarcely nationally representative information on its prevalence and predictors in Ghana.
methodsIn a cross-sectional study design, data for this study were extracted from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. The prevalence of unintended pregnancies was computed, and logit regression models were fitted to predict the factors influencing unintended pregnancies in the country.
resultsThe total prevalence of unintended pregnancies among pregnant women in Ghana was found to be 40%. Background characteristics such as age (OR=4.85, CI=1.48-15.84), level of education (OR=0.50, CI=0.26-1.01), marital status (OR=3.83, CI=1.67-8.75), parity (OR=0.13, CI=0.05-0.32), and region of residence (OR=0.11, CI=0.03-0.31) were the significant predictors of unintended pregnancy, net of unmet need for contraception. However, unmet need for contraception (OR=7.13, CI=1.57-8.91) serves as an independently significant predictor of unintended pregnancy regardless of the background characteristics of respondents.
conclusionsThe study findings strongly underscore the need for significant improvement in the access to contraception methods and family planning information in the quest to considerably reduce unintended pregnancies in the entire country.
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