Abstract
BackgroundIn Guinea, high fertility among adolescents and young women in urban areas remains a public health concern. This study describes trends in contraceptive use, unmet need, and factors associated with the use of modern family planning (FP) methods among urban adolescents and young women in Guinea.MethodsWe used four Guinea Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in 1999, 2005, 2012, and 2018. Among urban adolescents and young women (15-24years), we examined trends over time in three key indicators: 1. Modern Contraceptive use, 2. Unmet need for FP and 3. Modern contraceptive use among those in need of FP (demand satisfied). We used multivariable logistic regression to examine association between socio-demographic factors and modern FP use on the most recent DHS dataset (2018).ResultsWe found statistically significant changes over the time period examined with an increase in modern contraceptive use (8.4% in 1999, 12.8% in 2018, p
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1840 |
Journal | BMC Public Health |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 1 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISSN | 1471-2458 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Contraception
- Family planning
- Unmet need
- Adolescents and young adults
- Guinea DHS
- Health disparities
- HEALTH