Predictors of modern contraceptive use among women and men in Uganda: a population-level analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Despite substantial and rapid improvements in contraceptive uptake in Uganda, many women continue to have unmet need for contraception. As factors affecting contraceptive use are dynamic and complex, this study seeks to identify current predictors and provide effect size estimates of contraceptive use among women and men in Uganda.

Study design

A nationally representative cross-sectional population survey, using secondary data from Uganda's 2016 Demographic and Health Survey. Stratified by sex, weighted bivariable and multivariable logistic regression models were derived from a suite of potential predictor variables. Predictive abilities were assessed via 10-fold cross-validated area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCs).

Setting

Uganda.

SUBMITTER: Namasivayam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7050344 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature