Investigation on Determinants and Choice of Contraceptive Usage among Nigeria Women of Reproductive Age

Abstract

Background: Contraception is the intentional prevention of conception and Sexually Transmitted Diseases using devices. This study investigates the prevalence, use and choice of different contraceptive methods among Nigeria women of reproductive age (15 – 49 years). Materials and Methods: This study utilized the most current dataset from the National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). Chi-squares tests of Homogeneity of proportion was utilized to validate the equality of proportions for the different groups of contraception methods. Also, Multinomial Logistic Regression was employed to model the determinants of contraceptive choice among some selected factors. Results: As reveal in this study, 83.86% of Nigeria women within the reproductive age do no use any method of contraceptives while only 16.14% use one form of contraceptives. Although, all the factors selected contributed significantly (p-value < 0.05) to the choice of contraceptive usage in this study, certain level(s) of some factors such as women from the South-West region, women with more desire for children and women within the age bracket 20 – 24 and 45 – 49 are not significant to the usage of contraception among Nigeria women. The significant factors observed in this study indicated either an increased or decreased risk in the usage of contraceptive methods. Conclusion: The choice of contraceptive methods used by Nigerian women is influenced by most of the selected maternal and social-demographic factors used in this study. However, enlightenment on the important and use of contraceptives are needed to be put on media to increase the usage of contraceptives among Nigerian women.

Keywords

• Contraceptives
• NDHS
• Chi-Squared test
• Multinomial Logistic Regression