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Unmet need for modern contraception and associated factors among reproductive age group women in Eritrean refugee camps, Tigray, north Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

Kidane GebrecherkosBrhane GebremariamAbebaw GebeyehuHailay SiyumGizienesh KahsayMebrahtu Abay
Published in: BMC research notes (2018)
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.
Keyphrases
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • risk factors
  • cervical cancer screening
  • public health
  • breast cancer risk
  • physical activity
  • insulin resistance
  • pregnant women
  • metabolic syndrome