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ArticleInternational health2022

Individual, household, and community-level predictors of modern contraceptive use among married women in Cameroon: a multilevel analysis.

Betregiorgis Zegeye, Dina Idriss-Wheeler, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Mpho Keetile, Sanni Yaya

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Betregiorgis ZegeyeHaSET Maternal and Child Health Research Program, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Dina Idriss-WheelerInterdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
Bright Opoku AhinkorahSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Harris St, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.
Edward Kwabena AmeyawSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Harris St, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.
Abdul-Aziz SeiduDepartment of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-9734-9054
Mpho KeetilePopulation Studies and Demography, University of Botswana, Private Bag UB 0022 Gaborone, Botswana.
Sanni YayaSchool of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4876-6043
University of Ottawa · CAUniversity of Technology Sydney · AUUniversity of Botswana · BWUniversity of Cape Coast · GH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUnintended pregnancy remains a major public health and socio-economic problem in sub-Saharan African countries, including Cameroon. Modern contraceptive use can avert unintended pregnancy and its related problems. In Cameroon, the prevalence of modern contraceptive use is low. Therefore, this study investigated the individual/household and community-level predictors for modern contraceptive use among married women in Cameroon.

methodsData for this study were derived from the nationally representative 2018-2019 Cameroon Demographic and Health Survey. Analysis was done on 6080 married women in the reproductive age group (15-49 y) using Stata version 14 software. Pearson χ2 test and multilevel logistic regression analysis were conducted to examine the individual/household and community-level predictors of modern contraceptive use. Descriptive results were presented using frequencies and bar charts. Inferential results were presented using adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

resultsThe results show only 18.3% (95% CI 16.8 to 19.8) of married women in Cameroon use modern contraceptives. Women's age (45-49 y; aOR 0.22 [95% CI 0.12 to 0.39]), education level (secondary education; aOR 2.93 [95% CI 1.90 to 4.50]), occupation (skilled manual; aOR 1.46 [95% CI 1.01 to 2.11]), religion (Muslim; aOR 0.63 [95% CI 0.47 to 0.84]), wealth quintile (richest; aOR 2.22 [95% CI 1.35 to 3.64]) and parity (≥5; aOR 3.59 [95% CI 2.61 to 4.94]) were significant individual/household-level predictors. Region (East; aOR 3.63 [95% CI 1.97 to 6.68]) was identified as a community-level predictor.

conclusionsModern contraceptive use among married women in Cameroon is low. Women's education and employment opportunities should be prioritized, as well as interventions for married women, ensuring equity in the utilization of modern contraceptives across regions.

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Contraception BehaviorContraceptive AgentsCameroonFemaleHumansMarriageMultilevel AnalysisPregnancyContraceptive AgentsCameroonDHSglobal healthmodern contraceptivemultilevelpredictorswomen's health

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