ArticleBMC women's health2021
Prevalence and factors associated with modern contraceptives utilization among female adolescents in Uganda.
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- Why are so many pregnancies still unintended in Ghana? A closer look at factors influencing reproductive autonomy.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- Modern Contraceptive Use Among Young Women in Kampala Slums: Research Findings from the TOPOWA Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- Differentiated service delivery strategies to optimize modern contraceptive uptake among adolescents with HIV in Northern Uganda.African health sciences · 2025Article
- Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy among girls aged between 15 and 19 years in Muhanga district, Rwanda.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Determinants of contraceptive use and intention to use among youth 15-24 years from a remote pastoral community in Northeastern, Uganda.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Repeat Teenage Pregnancy in Refugee Settlements in Uganda.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2025Article
- "We provide the methods to others but we don't use the methods ourselves": challenges with utilization of modern contraception among Female Healthcare Workers at two tertiary teaching hospitals, Northern Uganda.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Factors associated with modern contraceptive utilization among reproductive age women in Cambodia; evidenced by the recent Cambodia demographic and health survey.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Factors influencing contraceptive utilisation among postpartum adolescent mothers: a cross sectional study at China-Uganda friendship hospital.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Utilisation of immediate and early postpartum intrauterine contraceptive devices among adolescents in Mbale City, Eastern Uganda.African health sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of adolescents remain largely unmet. For instance, over 20 million female adolescents in need of, a modern contraceptive method are not using any. This study determined the factors associated with utilization of modern contraceptives among female adolescents in Uganda.
methodsA cross sectional study was conducted using the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) 2016 data of 4, 264 adolescents aged 15 to 19 years. Multistage stratified sampling was used to select study participants. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with modern contraceptive utilization. All our analyses were done using SPSS version 25.
resultsThe prevalence of modern contraceptive utilization among female adolescents was 9.4% (401/4264: (95% CI: 8.6-10.3). The odds of contraceptive utilisation were 1.6 times (AOR = 1.60; 95% CI: 1.09-2.34) higher among married adolescents compared to unmarried adolescents. Adolescents whose age at first birth was less than 15 years (AOR = 2.01; 95% CI: 1.01-3.99) were twice more likely to utilize a modern contraceptive compared to those whose age at first birth was above 15 years. Women belonging to the Central region (AOR = 1.93; 95% CI: 1.01-3.69) and those in the middle wealth quintile (AOR = 1.91; 95% CI: 1.06-3.46) were 93% and 91% more likely to utilize a modern contraceptive compared to those in the Northern region and those in the poorest wealth index respectively.
conclusionThe prevalence of modern contraceptive utilization was 9.4%. The findings show the need for designing targeted interventions due to differences in adolescents according to their wealth index, regions and marital status.
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