FACTORS INFLUENCING NON-USE OF MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN THE SUNYANI MUNICIPALITY

Background: There is evidence that modern contraceptive use among adolescence in low-income countries, including Ghana, is very low. However, few empirical research has been done in the Sunyani municipality of Ghana - a place where teenage pregnancy is very high - to identify factors influencing non-use of modern contraceptives. This study therefore aimed to determine the factors influencing non-use of modern contraceptives among adolescents in the Sunyani municipality.

Methods: The study employed a cross sectional survey design. A structured, closed ended questionnaire was used, which enquired into adolescents’ knowledge, use and non-use of modern contraceptives and their sexual behaviours. Descriptive, bivariate and logistic regression analysis techniques were used to analyse, present the data and the level of significance.

Results: The study suggest that majority of the respondents (95.4%) had heard about contraception. However contraceptive prevalence was low. Socio-demographic factors such as the age and educational status of adolescents were significantly associated with non-use of modern contraceptives. Other reasons for non-use of modern contraceptives included lack of knowledge of contraceptive methods and partners being opposed to use of modern contraceptives.

Conclusions: Based on these findings, the study recommends more public health education alongside other interventions to increase contraceptive prevalence among adolescents who are sexually active.

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ABDUL-RAZAK, A (2021). FACTORS INFLUENCING NON-USE OF MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN THE SUNYANI MUNICIPALITY. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/factors-influencing-non-use-of-modern-contraceptives-among-adolescents-in-the-sunyani-municipality

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ABDUL-RAZAK, ADAM "FACTORS INFLUENCING NON-USE OF MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN THE SUNYANI MUNICIPALITY" Afribary. Afribary, 15 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/factors-influencing-non-use-of-modern-contraceptives-among-adolescents-in-the-sunyani-municipality. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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ABDUL-RAZAK, ADAM . "FACTORS INFLUENCING NON-USE OF MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN THE SUNYANI MUNICIPALITY". Afribary, Afribary, 15 Apr. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/factors-influencing-non-use-of-modern-contraceptives-among-adolescents-in-the-sunyani-municipality >.

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ABDUL-RAZAK, ADAM . "FACTORS INFLUENCING NON-USE OF MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN THE SUNYANI MUNICIPALITY" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/factors-influencing-non-use-of-modern-contraceptives-among-adolescents-in-the-sunyani-municipality

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