Trends and inequalities in modern contraceptive use among women in Sierra Leone, 2008-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the known benefits of modern contraceptives in preventing unwanted pregnancies and reducing unsafe abortions, their use remains low among women of reproductive age in several sub-Saharan African countries, including Sierra Leone. This study investigated the inequalities in modern contraceptive use among women in Sierra Leone based on data from 2008 to 2019.

Methods

We used data from the Sierra Leone Demographic Health Survey data rounds (2008, 2013, and 2019). The World Health Organization's Health Equity Assessment Toolkit (WHO's HEAT) software was used to calculate both simple measures; Difference (D) and Ratio (R) and complex measures of inequality: Population Attributable Risk (PAR) and Population Attributable Fraction (PAF). The inequality assessment

SUBMITTER: Osborne A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11575033 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature