Utilization of modern contraceptives among female traders in Jos South LGA of Plateau state, Nigeria

Abstract

Background: Contraceptive use is important to promoting women's health and protecting their rights. It has been shown to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. Aim: The study aimed at determining the level of awareness, utilization, preferred methods of contraceptives and factors affecting contraceptive use among female traders of Jos south Local government area of Plateau state. Materials and methods: The study was a cross sectional descriptive study that was carried out among female traders within reproductive age group who were not pregnant and consented for the study. Data was generated using a semi-structured interviewer's administered questionnaire. Result: Two hundred and twelve women were interviewed, their ages ranged from 15-49 years with a mean age of 30+ 3.72. Majority (69.3%) were married. The level of awareness of modern contraceptives was high (93.4%) and the most popular contraceptive methods were male condom (95.5%), injectable (87.4%) and oral contraceptives pills (85.9%) while the unpopular methods were female condom (40.4%), cervical diaphragm (17.5%), cervical cap (12.1%) and spermicides (12.6%). The prevalence of modern contraceptive utilization was 51.9% while 102 (48.1%) were not using any form of contraceptives. Factors found to be associated with contraceptive use among the female traders included marital status (p<0.0001), religion (p<0.0001), education (p=0.048) and parity (p=0.0003). Conclusion: The use of modern contraceptives has remained low despite the high level of awareness of the modern contraceptives among the female traders. Health education on the importance of the use of modern contraceptives should be given to female traders to encourage the use among them.

Unmet Need for Family Planning Among Women of Reproductive Age in Plateau State Nigeria

“…8,9 Findings from this study on uptake of contraceptives also concurred with studies on family planning use conducted in Plateau and Edo states which showed a prevalence of 50%. [10][11][12] This is however not the same as what was observed in Jigawa, Yobe, Zamfara and Katsina states with a lower contraceptive prevalence despite the intervention. This may be explained by the higher fertility rate in the North East and North West compared to other parts of the country.…”

“…This may be as a result of the fear of infertility with contraceptive use as stated by respondents in this study. 11,14,16 Higher level of education has also been shown to be associated with the use of contraceptives in Nigeria, Ghana and Sudan. Women with higher educational qualification in Nigeria were 6 to 8 times more likely to use contraceptives.…”

Socio-Demographic Determinants of Family Planning Service Utilization among Women of Reproductive Age in Urban Communities of Imo State, Nigeria

“…Several factors have been found to influence contraceptive use around the world and some of these factors have negative effects while others have positive effects on contraceptive use. Some of the factors found to influence use in some of the reviewed works were; age of women [4] [6] [14]- [19], marital status [14] [16] [19] [20] [21], religion [4] [6] [15] [17] [19] [20] [22], level of education of women [5] [6] [14] [16] [17] [18] [19] [21]- [28], level of knowledge about family planning [4] [5] [15] [23] [24], socio economic status of women (monthly income, occupation, ownership of household items and wealth index) [4] [5] [17] [18] [19] [20] [25], fertility related issues, (parity, family size, number of males, age at marriage, and years of marriage) [4] [6] [17] [18] [19] [21] [26] [27], place of residence (rural or urban)/region of the country of respondent [18] [19] [20] [27], tribe of respondents [16] [19], family setting (monogamy or polygamy) [22], and attitude towards family planning [24]. Issues concerning place of service like; quality of service rendered, proximity of service point, friendliness of care provide...…”

Determinants of Modern Contraceptive Uptake among Nigerian Women: Evidence from the National Demographic and Health Survey

“…One of the factors identified to affect uptake of modern contraceptives among women of child bearing age is their educational level 7,8,9 . A study reported that women with primary, secondary and post-secondary levels of education were 8-10%, 14-17% and 16-20% more likely to use family planning methods respectively than those with no education 9 .…”