ABSTRACT
Unwanted pregnancy is one of the major causes of unsafe abortion, high fertility and low
standard of living. This study examine.d the relationship between determinants and perceived
consequences ofoowanted pregnancy among women in Oye local government Area, Ekiti State
Nigeria. The data for this work was generated from questionnaire survey administered to 300
women of the reproductive age of 15"49 years. These women were sampled from 6 villages in
the local government areas. Stati~tical techniques such as descriptive statisti~s, Chi-square (X2),
and multinomial logistic regression analysis were used for analysis. The data was analyzed with
STATA2013. The results of the descriptive statistics. revealed that there is low level of unwanted pregnancy 13.80% in the local government area. The result of Chi-square showed determinants that were
significant relationship between marital status, religion, ethnic group, employment status,
occupation, partner's religion, partner's ethnic group, place of residence, wealth status, failure to
use contraceptive and use contraceptive and fertility behaviour.
The multinomial logistic regression results identified major indicators of unwanted pregnancy in
the study areas, they are; other marital status such as engaged and c~habiting. Based on these
findings, addressing the issue of unemployment and early marriage among women, provide
information, education; communication programs and improvements in cow1Seling and family planning availability were recommended.
OLUWAROTIMI, O (2021). Determinants And Perceived Consequences Of Unwanted Pregnancy Among Women In Oye Local Government Area, Nigeria.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/determinants-and-perceived-consequences-of-unwanted-pregnancy-among-women-in-oye-local-government-area-nigeria
OLUWAROTIMI, OLAOLUWA "Determinants And Perceived Consequences Of Unwanted Pregnancy Among Women In Oye Local Government Area, Nigeria." Afribary. Afribary, 21 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/determinants-and-perceived-consequences-of-unwanted-pregnancy-among-women-in-oye-local-government-area-nigeria. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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OLUWAROTIMI, OLAOLUWA . "Determinants And Perceived Consequences Of Unwanted Pregnancy Among Women In Oye Local Government Area, Nigeria." Afribary (2021). Accessed December 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/determinants-and-perceived-consequences-of-unwanted-pregnancy-among-women-in-oye-local-government-area-nigeria