Modern contraceptive Use and its associated factors among married women in Senegal: Based on the recent National Demographic and Health Survey Data

Abstract

Objective This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of modern contraceptive use among married women in Senegal. Method The most recent Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), which was conducted in 2019 in Senegal was used. For this study 5,659 women were included. Multivariable binary Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated withcontraceptive use. Result According to the study, 25.5% (95%CI (24.4, 26.7)) of married women in Senegal uses modern contraceptive methods. Being currently working (AOR=1.27, 95% CI (1.11, 1.46)), husband educational level (primary educational level (AOR=1.32 ,95% CI (1.07,1.61), higher educational levels (AOR= 1.83 , 95% CI (1.32, 2.54)), wealth index (middle ( AOR=1.37,95% CI (1.15,1.63) and rich (AOR=1.34,95% CI (1.11,1.62)), exposure to family planning messages (AOR=1.29,95% CI (1.13,1.48)), having ANC visits( AOR=2.01, 95% CI(1.13,3.57)) and not wanting a child (AOR=2.35, 95%CI (1.90,2.95)) were positively and significantly with contraceptives use. On the other hand, number of children (having no child (AOR=0.03, 95% CI (0.01,0.06)), 1-2 children (AOR=0.47,95% CI(0.38,0.59) and 3-4 children ( AOR=0.79, 95% CI(0.67,0.96)), women who thought ≥5 children are ideal ( AOR=0.73,95% CI(0.61,0.88)) , and had a desire for more children after 2 years (AOR=2.19, 95% CI(1.82,2.64) were negatively and significantly with contraceptives use. Conclusion: contraceptive utilization was low among married women in Senegal. Contraceptive use was affected by family planning messages exposure, sociodemographic, and obstetric factors. Thus, a tailored behavior change intervention is required to increase contraceptive utilization among married women in Senegal.

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“…Besides, modern contraceptive use was 2.19 times higher among couples who do not want more children compared to couples who want more children within two years. This finding was in line with a study conducted in Senegal [32]. This finding indicates that the less desire for children, the more tendency to use contraceptives.…”

Factors affecting utilization of modern contraceptive methods among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia

“…The prevalence of modern contraceptive use among women whose household head is under 31 years old, 40.07%(835), is higher than women in households where the head is 31-40, 34.94%(891), 41-50, 22.44%(477), and over 50, 13.74%(292), years old. In terms of prevalence by region: 34.45%(698) in Amhara, 31.14% (531) in SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region), 27.46%(919) in Oromia, 26.23%(165) in Tigray, 25.51% (25) in Benishangul-Gumuz, 24.66%(109) in Addis Ababa, 24.39%(10) in Gambela, 18.52%(5) in Harari, 18.46% (12) in Dire Dawa, 10.59% (9) in Afar, and 2.86% (12) in Somali.…”

“…Generally, these factors can be categorized into socioeconomic, demographic, and cultural factors. According to studies, factors such as women's education level [5][6][7], women's age [6][7][8], marital status [6], number of living children [5,9], religion [7], place of residence [7,8], wealth index [5,9,10], exposure to family planning messages [7,9,11], occupational status [6,10,12], highest educational level of husband [6,7], attitude towards contraceptive [13], and knowledge of any contraceptive method [8] are associated with modern contraceptive use. In addition, some studies have shown that maternal health care services utilization, such as antenatal visits [12], postnatal care utilization [6], and health facility delivery [6] are associated with the use of modern contraceptives.…”