Use of contraceptives, high risk births and under-five mortality in Sub Saharan Africa: evidence from Kenyan (2014) and Zimbabwean (2011) demographic health surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing uptake of modern contraception is done to alleviate maternal and infant mortality in poor countries. We describe prevalence of contraceptive use, high risk births, under-five mortality and their risk factors in Kenya and Zimbabwe.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional analysis on DHS data from Kenya (2014) and Zimbabwe (2011) for women aged 15-49. Geospatial mapping was used to compare the proportions of the following outcomes: current use of contraceptives, high-risk births, and under-5 mortality at regional levels after applying sample weights to account for disproportionate sampling and non-responses. Multivariate risk factors for the outcomes were evaluated by multilevel logistic regression and reported as adjusted odds ratios (aOR).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Chikandiwa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6201505 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature