Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Use by Rural-Urban Residence among Women in Nigeria, 2016-2018.

ABSTRACT: This study examined temporal trends in the association between rural-urban residence and the use of LARCs among women using a method of contraception. A secondary objective was to examine whether the association varied over time. This study was a secondary analysis of data collected by the Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) project from Nigeria among women aged 15-49 in 2016 (N= 11,054), 2017 (N= 11,380), and 2018 (N = 11,106). Weighted multivariable logistic regression analyses examined the association between place of residence and the likelihood of LARC (overall and specific type) utilization. Using weighted multivariable logistic regression, we show that, of the 6488 women who were using a method of contraception, the rates of LARC utilization in urban areas w

SUBMITTER: Ujah OI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9602044 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature