The use of condoms and other birth control methods among sexually active school-going adolescents in nine sub-Saharan African countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa still face sexual and reproductive health challenges. Contraceptives have been used to address these challenges. Despite efforts at national and global levels, contraceptive uptake among young people in Africa remains a challenge due to personal, societal, and health systems-based barriers. We estimated the prevalence and correlates of condom use and other birth control methods among sexually active school-going adolescents in nine sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries.

Methods

We conducted a secondary analysis of the Global School-based Student Health Surveys (GSHS) datasets pooled from nine SSA countries. We included a sample of 27,504 school-going adolescents 11 years and younger and 18 years and older. We employed meta-analysis

SUBMITTER: James PB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9756616 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature