Unmet need for modern contraception and associated factors among reproductive age group women in Eritrean refugee camps, Tigray, north Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Objective Millions of women want to delay or avoid pregnancy, but they are not using contraception, especially in refugee settings. Due to lack of contraception, one fifth of reproductive age group women suffered from unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion, which accounted for 78% of matern...
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| author | Kidane Gebrecherkos Brhane Gebremariam Abebaw Gebeyehu Hailay Siyum Gizienesh Kahsay Mebrahtu Abay |
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| description | Abstract Objective Millions of women want to delay or avoid pregnancy, but they are not using contraception, especially in refugee settings. Due to lack of contraception, one fifth of reproductive age group women suffered from unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion, which accounted for 78% of maternal mortality in refugee camps. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of unmet need for modern contraception and its associated factors among reproductive age group women in Eritrean refugee camps, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2016. Results 400 women of reproductive age group interviewed. Prevalence of unmet need for modern contraception in this study was found to be 41.8% (95% CI 36.99%, 46.63%).Respondents’ unfavorable attitude towards modern contraceptive methods [AOR = 0.372, 95% CI 0.170, 0.818] and the availability of modern contraceptive methods [AOR = 3.501, 95% CI 1.328, 9.231] were factors significantly associated with unmet need for modern contraception. Respondents’ attitude towards modern contraceptive methods and availability of modern contraceptives were independent predictors of unmet need. Governmental and non-governmental organizations should design programs to create behavioral change in women’s attitude towards contraceptive use and to secure the availability of contraceptive methods in refugee camp settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-99c98c20f7ec4ebe974d0e740b181a112022-12-22T01:57:56ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002018-12-011111610.1186/s13104-018-3956-7Unmet need for modern contraception and associated factors among reproductive age group women in Eritrean refugee camps, Tigray, north Ethiopia: a cross-sectional studyKidane Gebrecherkos0Brhane Gebremariam1Abebaw Gebeyehu2Hailay Siyum3Gizienesh Kahsay4Mebrahtu Abay5Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Aksum UniversityDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Aksum UniversityInstitute of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of GondarDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Aksum UniversityDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Aksum UniversityDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Aksum UniversityAbstract Objective Millions of women want to delay or avoid pregnancy, but they are not using contraception, especially in refugee settings. Due to lack of contraception, one fifth of reproductive age group women suffered from unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion, which accounted for 78% of maternal mortality in refugee camps. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of unmet need for modern contraception and its associated factors among reproductive age group women in Eritrean refugee camps, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2016. Results 400 women of reproductive age group interviewed. Prevalence of unmet need for modern contraception in this study was found to be 41.8% (95% CI 36.99%, 46.63%).Respondents’ unfavorable attitude towards modern contraceptive methods [AOR = 0.372, 95% CI 0.170, 0.818] and the availability of modern contraceptive methods [AOR = 3.501, 95% CI 1.328, 9.231] were factors significantly associated with unmet need for modern contraception. Respondents’ attitude towards modern contraceptive methods and availability of modern contraceptives were independent predictors of unmet need. Governmental and non-governmental organizations should design programs to create behavioral change in women’s attitude towards contraceptive use and to secure the availability of contraceptive methods in refugee camp settings.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3956-7Unmet needContraceptive useReproductive age womenRefugee campTigrayEthiopia |
| spellingShingle | Kidane Gebrecherkos Brhane Gebremariam Abebaw Gebeyehu Hailay Siyum Gizienesh Kahsay Mebrahtu Abay Unmet need for modern contraception and associated factors among reproductive age group women in Eritrean refugee camps, Tigray, north Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study BMC Research Notes Unmet need Contraceptive use Reproductive age women Refugee camp Tigray Ethiopia |
| title | Unmet need for modern contraception and associated factors among reproductive age group women in Eritrean refugee camps, Tigray, north Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Unmet need for modern contraception and associated factors among reproductive age group women in Eritrean refugee camps, Tigray, north Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Unmet need for modern contraception and associated factors among reproductive age group women in Eritrean refugee camps, Tigray, north Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unmet need for modern contraception and associated factors among reproductive age group women in Eritrean refugee camps, Tigray, north Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Unmet need for modern contraception and associated factors among reproductive age group women in Eritrean refugee camps, Tigray, north Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | unmet need for modern contraception and associated factors among reproductive age group women in eritrean refugee camps tigray north ethiopia a cross sectional study |
| topic | Unmet need Contraceptive use Reproductive age women Refugee camp Tigray Ethiopia |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3956-7 |
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