Predictors of modern contraceptive use during the postpartum period among women in Uganda: a population-based cross sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorRutaremwa, Gideon
dc.contributor.authorKabagenyi, Allen
dc.contributor.authorOjiambo Wandera, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorJhamba, Tapiwa
dc.contributor.authorAkiror, Edith
dc.contributor.authorNviiri, Hellen Laetitia
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-31T19:18:25Z
dc.date.available2022-10-31T19:18:25Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe rationale for promotion of family planning (FP) to delay conception after a recent birth is a best practice that can lead to optimal maternal and child health outcomes. Uptake of postpartum family planning (PPFP) remains low in sub-Saharan Africa. However, little is known about how pregnant women arrive at their decisions to adopt PPFP. Methods: We used 3298 women of reproductive ages 15–49 from the 2011 UDHS dataset, who had a birth in the 5 years preceding the survey. We then applied both descriptive analyses comprising Pearson’s chi-square test and later a binary logistic regression model to analyze the relative contribution of the various predictors of uptake of modern contraceptives during the postpartum period. Results: More than a quarter (28%) of the women used modern family planning during the postpartum period in Uganda. PPFP was significantly associated with primary or higher education (OR=1.96; 95% CI=1.43-2.68; OR=2.73; 95% CI=1.88-3.97 respectively); richest wealth status (OR=2.64; 95% CI=1.81-3.86); protestant religion (OR=1.27; 95% CI=1.05-1.54) and age of woman (OR=0.97, 95% CI=0.95-0.99). In addition, PPFP was associated with number of surviving children (OR=1.09; 95 % CI=1.03-1.16); exposure to media (OR=1.30; 95% CI=1.05-1.61); skilled birth attendance (OR=1.39; 95% CI=1.12-1.17); and 1–2 days timing of post-delivery care (OR=1.68; 95% CI=1.14-2.47). Conclusions: Increasing reproductive health education and information among postpartum women especially those who are disadvantaged, those with no education and the poor would significantly improve PPFP in Uganda.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRutaremwa, G., Kabagenyi, A., Wandera, S. O., Jhamba, T., Akiror, E., & Nviiri, H. L. (2015). Predictors of modern contraceptive use during the postpartum period among women in Uganda: a population-based cross sectional study. BMC public health, 15(1), 1-9. DOI 10.1186/s12889-015-1611-yen_US
dc.identifier.other10.1186/s12889-015-1611-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5078
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC public healthen_US
dc.subjectPredictorsen_US
dc.subjectPostpartumen_US
dc.subjectFamily Planningen_US
dc.subjectContraceptionen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titlePredictors of modern contraceptive use during the postpartum period among women in Uganda: a population-based cross sectional studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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