| dc.description.abstract | Background: Globally, the prevalence rate of contraceptive usage is 63% and unmet need for family planning is 15% (Alkema et al., 2013). Family planning has a direct influence on women’s health, wellbeing as well as on the consequence of each pregnancy (McCarthy & Maine, 1992).In developing countries about 818 million of sexually active women of reproductive age (15-49) want to avoid pregnancy and delay child bearing for at least two years or want to stop pregnancy and limit their family size. About 140 million of those women (17%) are not using any method of birth control, while 75 million (9%) are using less effective traditional method. Non-contraceptive users together (215 million women) are said to have an unmet need for modern contraception (Najafi-Sharjabad et al., 2013)Methods: The study involved quantitative analysis of Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) data of 2016. A total of weighted sample of 5171women aged 15–49 were included in our analyses. I examined the association between contraceptive use and independent variables using binary logistic regression analysis. The results are presented using odds ratio (OR), with their respective confidence intervals (CIs). Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.Results: The overall prevalence of contraceptive use among women in Central Uganda was 66%. Age, marital status, education, wealth status working status were found out to be the predictors of contraceptive among women in Uganda. Women in all the age categories, most especially those aged 30-34 are 6.3 times more likely [OR=6.286, CI=4.262- 9.27] more likely to use contraceptives than women in age group of 15–19 years. Married women are 55% [OR=5.536, CI=4.399-6.967)] more likely to use contraceptive than women in other marital status. Women who attained secondary and tertiary education are more than 1.1, 0.9, [OR=2.123, CI=1.251-3.603], [OR =1.928, CI=1.1406- 3.259] respectively, more likely to use contraceptives compared to those with no formal education. Women in middle and rich wealth status are 15% and 14%, [OR =1.517; CI =1.091-2.109] and [OR =1.409; CI = 1.024-1.524] respectively, more likely to use contraceptives than those in the poor wealth status. Findings also indicated that women who were working were 1.2 times [OR=1.249, CI=1.024-1.524] more likely to use contraceptives than those who were not workingConclusions: The findings could inform policies (e.g., girl child educational and sexual and reproductive improvement) and interventions (e.g., face-to-face counselling; small group sensitization sessions, sexual and reproductive health seminars) and women empowerment through creation for women in Uganda on the crucial issue of increasing contraceptive use among women. Also, increasing male involvement in sexual and reproductive health is important to accelerate progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal (3 & 5) and their targets on empowering all women and safeguarding their reproductive rights hence promotion of contraceptive use among women. | en_US |
