ArticleAfrican health sciences2021
Predictors of intention to use modern contraceptives among female senior secondary school students in the Kpando Municipality, Ghana.
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- Modern contraceptive use after sexual debut among Ghanaian adolescent girls (15-19 years): a secondary analysis of the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2026Article
- The Role of Ideation on Intention to Use Contraceptives Among Married Women in Shenen Dhugo District, Eastern Ethiopia.BioMed research international · 2026Article
- Predictors of intention to use contraceptives among married and cohabiting women in Ghana: A cross-sectional study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Fertility education: recommendations for developing and implementing tools to improve fertility literacy†.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Using Theory of Planned Behaviour to Assess the Determinants of Uptake of Modern Family Planning among Women of Reproductive Age in Rural Settings of Morogoro, Tanzania; A Cross-Sectional Study.The East African health research journal · 2024Article
- Prevalence and correlates of modifiable risk factors for cervical cancer and HPV infection among senior high school students in Ghana: a latent class analysis.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Behavioural and contextual factors influencing intention to shift from short- to long-acting reversible contraceptive methods among women in central Ethiopia: a theory of planned behaviour-guided study.Therapeutic advances in reproductive healthArticle
- Spatial Distribution of No-Knowledge on Modern Contraceptive Methods Among Reproductive Age Women and Predictors in Ethiopia: Evidence From 2016 EDHS.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundImproving the reproductive health of young women in developing countries requires access to safe and effective methods of fertility control. Volta Region records one of the highest prevalence of teenage pregnancy and adolescents aged 15-19 years are the least acceptors of contraceptives in the Region. Guided by the Theory of Planned Behaviour, this study determined predictors of intention to use modern contraceptives among female Senior Secondary School students in the Kpando Municipality, Ghana.
methodA cross-sectional design was adopted, collecting data among a multistage sample of 270 participants, using a pretested self-administered questionnaire and analysing them using Stata software Version 16 at the 0.05 level of significance.
resultsThe mean age of the respondents was 16.78 ± 1.31. About 40.2% of the sexually experienced participants used a modern contraceptive during ther first sexual encounter. However, the majority (69.3%) had the intention to use modern contraceptives. Regarding subjective norms, the majority of the significant others (63.0%) were not supportive of modern contraceptive use and more than half of the respondents (59.3%) had a positive attitude towards modern contraceptive use, while 54.1% perceived that they had control over modern contraceptive use. The majority (69.3%) had the intention to use modern contraceptives. Perceived behavioural control was the only significant predictor of the intention to use modern contraceptives [AOR= 9.80 (C.I: 5.11, 18.77); p< 0.001].
conclusionInterventions to increase the perception of control over contraceptive use is of the essence. This will help increase their intention to use modern contraceptives.
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