Contraceptive Methods Accessed in Volta Region, Ghana, 2009-2014.

Autor: Wilson HW; National Public Health Institute of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia., Ameme DK; Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana., Ilesanmi OS; Liberia Field Epidemiology Training Program, Monrovia, Liberia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International scholarly research notices [Int Sch Res Notices] 2017 Sep 07; Vol. 2017, pp. 7257042. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Sep 07 (Print Publication: 2017).
DOI: 10.1155/2017/7257042
Abstrakt: Introduction: In 2016, Volta Region was one of the two regions in Ghana that recorded a high prevalence of teenage pregnancy, accounting for 15.5% of all adolescent pregnancies in the country. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of contraceptive methods accessed by person, place, and time in Volta Region, Ghana, 2009-2014.
Method: We carried out a secondary analysis of contraceptive use data derived from the District Health Information Management System (DHIMS) 2 for Volta Region, between 2009 and 2014. We calculated proportions and described trends.
Results: Over the five-year period, there were 673,409 (75.0%) acceptors of family planning out of a total 897, 645 males and females of reproductive age. The proportion of family planning acceptors increased gradually from 18% in 2009 to 23% in 2014. Contraceptive methods were most commonly accessed by male and female between 20 and 29 years. The most common methods of contraceptives accessed were injectables among females accounting for about 70% and condoms accounting for over 90% among males.
Conclusion: All the districts in Volta Region did not access contraceptives adequately. The Volta Regional Health Directorate should encourage and support research to ascertain factors influencing uptake of contraceptive methods in all the districts.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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