Time to initiation of modern contraceptive method use after childbirth and its predictors in Southern Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Timely initiation of modern contraceptive use is vital to prevent unintended pregnancy and its related morbidities and mortalities. However, there is a scarcity of evidence about the duration of time elapsing from childbirth to initiating modern contraceptive use following childbirth and its associated factors in the study area for evidence-based interventions. Therefore, we aimed to assess the time to initiation of modern contraceptive method use and its predictors in Hossana town, southern Ethiopia.

Methods

A retrospective follow-up study was conducted at public health facilities in Hosanna town. A total of 503 study participants were included in the study using a systematic random sampling technique. The Box and Whisker plot was used to estimate the time to ini

SUBMITTER: Mugoro EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10704612 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature