Determinants and prevalence of modern contraceptive use among sexually active female youth in the Berekum East Municipality, Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Contraceptive use among sexually active women in Ghana remains low despite the efforts by the Ghana Health Service. This development has negative consequences on reproductive health care, particularly among adolescents. This study assessed the prevalence and factors influencing contraceptive use among sexually active young women in the Berekum Municipality, Ghana.

Method

A community-based cross-sectional analytical study was carried out in Berekum East Municipality among young women between the ages of 15 to 24 years. Using a probabilistic sampling technique, we recruited 277 young women from the four selected communities in the Berekum Municipality based on data available from the Municipal Health Administration. We applied a univariate and multivariate logisti

SUBMITTER: Amoah EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10249812 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature