Contraception in adolescence: the influence of parity and marital status on contraceptive use in 73 low-and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is still a large gap in relation to effectively meet the contraceptive needs and family planning goals of adolescents. Our aim was to describe how having a partner and children impact on contraceptive behavior of sexually active female adolescents from low and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

Analyses were based on the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Surveys carried out since 2005 in 73 LMICs with available data for sexually active women aged 15-19 years. Modern contraceptive prevalence and demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods of contraception (mDFPS) were estimated among three subgroups of adolescents considering their parity and marital status- not married, married without children, and married

SUBMITTER: de Vargas Nunes Coll C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6383262 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature