Contraceptive knowledge, sexual behavior, and factors associated with contraceptive use among female undergraduate university students in Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania
| Autor: | Mussa N. Sweya, Sia E. Msuya, Michael J. Mahande, Rachel Manongi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study utilization Energy Engineering and Power Technology Developing country Management Science and Operations Research Logistic regression Tanzania 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine university students Original Research Reproductive health Gynecology 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Descriptive statistics biology business.industry Mechanical Engineering Odds ratio biology.organism_classification contraception Family planning Family medicine business Adolescent Health Medicine and Therapeutics |
| Zdroj: | Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics |
| ISSN: | 1179-318X |
| DOI: | 10.2147/ahmt.s108531 |
| Popis: | Mussa N Sweya,1 Sia E Msuya,2,3 Michael J Mahande,2 Rachel Manongi1,3 1Community Health Department, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University, 3Community Health Department, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre,Moshi, Tanzania Background: Previous studies have shown that knowledge of contraceptives, especially among the youth in universities, remains limited, and the rate of premarital sexual activity, unwanted pregnancies, and illegal abortions remains higher among university students. This study aimed to assess contraceptive knowledge, sexual behavior, and factors associated with contraceptive use among female undergraduate university students in Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted from May to June 2015 among undergraduate female students in four universities in Kilimanjaro region. A self-administered questionnaire was given to the participants. Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data. An odds ratio with 95% confidence interval for factors associated with modern contraceptive use was computed using multiple logistic regression models. A P-value of 18years of age. Hence, advocacy for adolescent reproductive health education to promote the use of the available contraceptive services among university students is needed. Keywords: knowledge, contraception, utilization, university students, Tanzania |
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