Uptake of Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Devices ant its Associated Individual Factors Among Women Aged 15 – 45 Years Attending services at Bweyogerere Health Center III, Wakiso District, Central Uganda – A cross Sectional Study
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2025
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Student’s Journal of Health Research Africa
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An Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) is a reversible, long-acting, safe, and effective method of postponing childbirth for couples, but many women get unwanted pregnancies in fear of side effects associated with some methods. This study aimed at determining the uptake of IUCDs and its associated individual factors among women aged 15 – 45 years
attending health services at Bweyogerere Health Center III, Wakiso District, Central Uganda. Methods This cross-sectional study involved 391 women aged 15 – 45 years, attending services at Bweyogerere Health Center III, who voluntarily consented to participate in the study and were selected using systematic random sampling. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed in SPSS v.21 using mean, frequencies, percentages, chisquare, and binary logistic regression. Participants provided written informed consent for participation. Ethical approval was sought from the College Research and Scientific Committee, and administrative clearance was obtained from the District Health Office and the Health Facility In-Charge. Results Data was collected from 391 participants with an average age of 26.2 years (S = 6.86) and 348 (89%) were married and 378 (96.65%) were employed with almost equal distribution in the highest education level attained as; 148 (37.9%) had primary or less, 141 (36.1%) secondary and 102 (26.7%) had a tertiary or higher qualification. The uptake of IUCD was 26.6% and was associated with participants’ age (aOR=0.271; p-value=0.000) and education level (aOR=90.090; p-value=0.000) as the significant individual factors.
Conclusion The uptake of IUCDs among participants is 26.6%, which is low and is associated with one’s age and educational level as the significant individual factors. Recommendations
Health workers need to provide targeted contraceptive methods that are tailored to clients’ characteristics, like age and
educational background, to accelerate the uptake of methods like IUCDs.
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Collins, S. J., & Mukirya, N. A. UPTAKE OF INTRA-UTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES AND ITS ASSOCIATED INDIVIDUAL FACTORS AMONG WOMEN AGED 15–45 YEARS ATTENDING SERVICES AT BWEYOGERERE HEALTH CENTRE III, WAKISO DISTRICT, CENTRAL UGANDA–A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.https://doi.org/10.51168/sjhrafrica.v6i3.1592