Department of Sociology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
Department of Social Work, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2023 Feb;27(2):67-75. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2023/v27i2.7.
The use of contraceptives by women of reproductive age remains one of the cost-effective ways of reducing maternal, infant, and child mortality and achieving a decline in the high fertility rate in the country. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to assess the association between the location of residence, occupation, and education level and the current use of contraceptives among women of reproductive age resident in plantation farming communities in South-south Nigeria. The test of associations between the dependent and independent variables and covariates was conducted using the Likelihood ratio Chi-square as appropriate. Multiple logistic regressions using the best-fit option of covariate selection were done with the use of contraceptives as the dependent variable. Of the 609 participants recruited, 189 (31.03%) were currently using a contraceptive. Women with secondary education were less likely to use contraceptives compared to the none educated [AOR=0.07; CL: 0.013-0.39]. Location and age were also significant predictors of the use of contraceptives by women in plantation farming communities in Nigeria. Deliberate and purposeful targeting of women and girls of reproductive age in plantation farming communities should be prioritized in the universal access to contraceptive use.
育龄妇女使用避孕药具仍然是降低母婴和儿童死亡率、降低该国高生育率的最具成本效益的方法之一。本研究是一项描述性的横断面研究，旨在评估居住地点、职业和教育水平与居住在尼日利亚南南地区种植园农业社区的育龄妇女目前使用避孕药具之间的关系。使用似然比卡方检验（Likelihood ratio Chi-square）对因变量和自变量以及协变量之间的关联进行检验。使用最佳协变量选择的多元逻辑回归分析，以使用避孕药具为因变量。在招募的 609 名参与者中，有 189 名（31.03%）目前正在使用避孕药具。与未受过教育的女性相比，接受过中等教育的女性使用避孕药具的可能性较小 [AOR=0.07；CL：0.013-0.39]。地点和年龄也是尼日利亚种植园农业社区妇女使用避孕药具的重要预测因素。应优先考虑在普及避孕药具的基础上，有针对性地针对种植园农业社区的育龄妇女和女童。
