Factors Influencing Contraceptives Use among Women in the Juba City of South Sudan. (31st January 2018)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Factors Influencing Contraceptives Use among Women in the Juba City of South Sudan. (31st January 2018)
- Main Title:
- Factors Influencing Contraceptives Use among Women in the Juba City of South Sudan
- Authors:
- Obwoya, Justin Geno
Wulifan, Joseph K.
Kalolo, Albino - Other Names:
- Guttmacher Sally Academic Editor.
- Abstract:
- Abstract : Understanding birth control and child spacing methods used by inhabitants of conflict afflicted settings is important in designing interventions to improve uptake of family planning services. In addressing the dearth of knowledge on family planning use in these settings, this study aimed at identifying the influencing factors of contraceptives use among women in the Juba city of South Sudan. Using a population based cross-sectional study, 380 women aged 15–49 years filled a guided questionnaire between April and May in 2015. We collected contraceptive use data and factors influencing family planning uptake. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression. Lifetime reported contraceptive use stood at 42% whereas contraceptive use in the last three months was 36%. Logistic regression revealed attitudes (AOR = 1.375, 95 CI 1.246–1.518) and parity (AOR = 1.242, 95% CI 1.000–1.544) as significant determinants of lifetime contraceptive use whereas only attitude (AOR = 1.348, p < 0.001 ) determined contraceptive use in last three months. The findings indicate optimal uptake of family planning and point to the influence of attitudes and parity on contraceptive use. Changing attitudes and embedded sociocultural and political structures influencing attitudes is important to promote contraceptive uptake in these settings.
- Is Part Of:
- International journal of population research. Volume 2018(2018)
- Journal:
- International journal of population research
- Issue:
- Volume 2018(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 2018, Issue 2018 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 2018
- Issue:
- 2018
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-2018-2018-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2018-01-31
- Subjects:
- Population research -- Periodicals
Population -- Periodicals
Population Characteristics
Demography
Population
Population research
Periodical
Electronic journals
Periodicals
Electronic journals - Journal URLs:
- http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/46948 ↗
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijpr/contents/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1155/2018/6381842 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2090-4029
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- Legaldeposit
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