An exploration of the factors affecting the utilization of family planning services among youth (18-24 years) at community level in rural Budaka district, Uganda

K, Kiggundu George; Mathew, Nyashanu; S, Ekpenyong Mandu

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“…The underutilization of modern family planning methods among women in sub-Saharan Africa is largely attributed to low literacy and low socio-economic status (Anasel & Mlinga, 2014). Additionally, spousal communication on contraception has also been found to in uence utilization (George K et al, 2020). In patriarchal societies, the desire for male children have been identi ed to in uence women's uptake of contraceptives (Dey et al, 2021;Hoq, 2020;Khan & Harris, 2023b).…”

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Prevalence and Knowledge of modern contraceptives among married women in Kombo North District of The Gambia

Jatta,

Badjie,

Sreed

et al. 2024

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Background The family planning services that are a part of reproductive health care give couples the chance to have the number of children they want with the proper spacing between each birth. Family planning is important for community socioeconomic advancement, public health, and resource conservation. It is the most economically impactful health and development intervention and has significant positive effects on women, communities, and nations as a whole. The study aimed at assessing married women's knowledge and prevalence of using contemporary contraceptives in the Kombo North District of The Gambia. Methods: The study design was a descriptive hospital-based cross-section study design using the Maternal and Child Health clinics in the Gambia's Kombo North District. A total of two hundred and thirty-two randomly selected married women participants were recruited for the study. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data from the participants. Univariate and bivariate analyses were used to analyze the data with the results presented using tables. IBM SPSS version 20.0 is used for data entry and analysis. Results: Ninety-three percent (93.1%) of married women used injectables with 6.9% used pills. The reasons for utilizing modern contraceptives were child spacing, prevention of unplanned pregnancy (78.9%), affordability and availability (18.4%), and suitability and reliability (4.9%). Two-thirds (65.1%) of the participants reported ever used family planning. However, 66% of the participants claimed to lack knowledge of family planning methods. Married women were able to identify only three family planning methods - Pills (58.2%), Injectable (78.9%), and Implants (9.5%). Conclusion: Married women showed some amount of understanding about using modern contraceptives even though the majority could only identify just three methods. The availability and acceptance of injectables and pills by married women and society may be a contributing factor to their use. Therefore, there is a need for more awareness creation to enable women to opt for other methods other than pills and injections.

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Prevalence and Knowledge of modern contraceptives among married women in Kombo North District of The Gambia

Jatta,

Badjie,

Sreed

et al. 2024

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Exploring the enablers of teenage pregnancy in SubSaharan Africa (SSA): A scoping literature review

niza¹,

Kalungwe²,

Karonga³

et al. 2022

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Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa indicates that 35 percent of pregnancies among 15-19-year (s)-olds were unplanned, unwanted, or untimed and that the teenagers’ relationships were unstable. Teenage pregnancy is a global problem especially in developing countries. Teenage pregnancy is associated with several social issues: poverty, low education levels, and the lack of awareness about sex and pregnancy prevention. The contributing factors for teenage pregnancy are multiple and complex categorised as socio-demographic, familial, cultural, and reproductive behaviour. Different literature reported that factors associated with teenage pregnancy include living in rural areas, not attending school, early marriage, lack of communication between parents and adolescents about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues, educational level of the teenagers and family history of teenage pregnancy. A scoping review was conducted from February 2021 to August 2021 using the following specific subject databases: Google scholar, PubMed, EBSCOhost, and research gate. Special attention was paid to keywords during navigation to ensure consistency of searches in each database. English language, studies conducted in sub-Sahara Africa and articles published in the last 10 years (2011–2021), were the three limiters applied in the four databases. The researchers identified eight themes for inclusion in the findings. The themes fell into three major categories: individual related factors, family related factors and external factors. These themes reflect factors associated with teenage pregnancy. The review revealed that there are several risk factors that lead to teenage pregnancy. Therefore, there is urgency for strategic interventions aimed at improving teenage pregnancy through female education and sexual and reproductive health education must also be introduced or reinforced in schools. Policy makers, community leaders and school curriculum can act towards raising the age for marriage to after 20 years and make the methods of contraception accessible to teenagers. Qualitative techniques like focus group discussions in communities could be helpful in reflecting on the root cause of the problem.

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An exploration of the factors affecting the utilization of family planning services among youth (18-24 years) at community level in rural Budaka district, Uganda

Cited by 2 publications

References 21 publications

Prevalence and Knowledge of modern contraceptives among married women in Kombo North District of The Gambia

Prevalence and Knowledge of modern contraceptives among married women in Kombo North District of The Gambia

Exploring the enablers of teenage pregnancy in SubSaharan Africa (SSA): A scoping literature review

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