Wilson Himiede W, Ameme Donne K, Ilesanmi Olayinka Stephen
National Public Health Institute of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia.
Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Int Sch Res Notices. 2017 Sep 7;2017:7257042. doi: 10.1155/2017/7257042. eCollection 2017.
In 2016, Volta Region was one of the two regions in Ghana that recorded a high prevalence of teenage pregnancy, accounting for 15.5% of all adolescent pregnancies in the country. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of contraceptive methods accessed by person, place, and time in Volta Region, Ghana, 2009-2014.
We carried out a secondary analysis of contraceptive use data derived from the District Health Information Management System (DHIMS) 2 for Volta Region, between 2009 and 2014. We calculated proportions and described trends.
Over the five-year period, there were 673,409 (75.0%) acceptors of family planning out of a total 897, 645 males and females of reproductive age. The proportion of family planning acceptors increased gradually from 18% in 2009 to 23% in 2014. Contraceptive methods were most commonly accessed by male and female between 20 and 29 years. The most common methods of contraceptives accessed were injectables among females accounting for about 70% and condoms accounting for over 90% among males.
All the districts in Volta Region did not access contraceptives adequately. The Volta Regional Health Directorate should encourage and support research to ascertain factors influencing uptake of contraceptive methods in all the districts.
2016年，沃尔特地区是加纳青少年怀孕率较高的两个地区之一，占该国所有青少年怀孕案例的15.5%。本研究旨在确定2009 - 2014年加纳沃尔特地区按人员、地点和时间划分的避孕方法使用情况。
我们对2009年至2014年期间沃尔特地区从地区卫生信息管理系统（DHIMS）2获取的避孕使用数据进行了二次分析。我们计算了比例并描述了趋势。
在这五年期间，在897,645名育龄男性和女性中，有673,409人（75.0%）接受了计划生育。计划生育接受者的比例从2009年的18%逐渐上升到2014年的23%。20至29岁的男性和女性最常使用避孕方法。女性最常使用的避孕方法是注射剂，约占70%，男性使用避孕套的比例超过90%。
沃尔特地区所有地区的避孕措施使用情况都不充分。沃尔特地区卫生局应鼓励和支持开展研究，以确定影响所有地区避孕方法使用的因素。
