Prevalence and determinants of unmet need for contraception in North Gonja District, Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unmet need for contraception contributes to the burden of unwanted pregnancies, which are correlated with a host of adverse maternal and child outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and identify the determinants of unmet need for contraception in North Gonja District, Ghana.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey involving 386 randomly selected women of childbearing age was conducted in North Gonja district, Ghana, with the use of a questionnaire in household interviews. Women were classified as having unmet need for contraception if they were fecund, sexually active and wished to postpone the next birth or halt childbearing completely but were not using any form of contraception. Chi-square/Fisher's exact test and logistic regression analysis w

SUBMITTER: Wemakor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7539416 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature