Extended post-partum modern contraceptive utilization and associated factors among women in Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Post-partum family planning is a novel strategy to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by preventing unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. However, little was done on community-based design to assess modern contraceptive use during an extended postpartum period in southern Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess modern contraceptive use during extended postpartum period and factors associated among women who gave birth in the previous twelve months in southern Ethiopia.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 416 women in Arba Minch town. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select the enrolled women. Data were collected using a structured and pretested questionnaire. The data were entered into Epi-Data

SUBMITTER: Mesfin Yesgat Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8926256 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature