| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Modern contraceptives are a critical component in the prevention of unintended
adolescent pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV. They have the potential to
inform the development of community-level programs aimed at increasing contraceptive use and
to allow the targeting of programs to communities in need.
Objectives: To assess modern contraceptive use among sexually active adolescent girls aged 15
19 years in Mubende District so as to generate information that will be used by the district to
design appropriate modern contraceptive strategies among sexually active adolescents.
Methodology: A cross sectional survey conducted in December 2017 among sexually active
female adolescents in Mubende district. Quantitative data was collected from 383 randomly
selected sexually active adolescent girls using face to face interviews. Qualitative data was
collected using 4 focus group discussions with 36 clients and 10 key informant interviews with
health service providers. Quantitative data was entered into epidata3.1 analyzed using STATA
version 12 software. Independent variables with a p-value ≤ 0.2 were used to determine the
association at multivariable analysis. In all analyses, the referent variable category was that with
the lowest code value. Qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis and has been
presented through narratives and quotes. The findings were presented together with quantitative
results
Results: Prevalence of modern contraceptive use among sexually active adolescents was 60.3%.
The most commonly used modern contraceptive method was injectables (46.8%), followed by
male condoms (41.5%). The independent predictors of modern contraceptive use among sexually
active adolescent girls aged 15-19 years were education only primary level [aPR=1.24, 95% CI
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:1.01-1.53; p=0.04], marital status [aPR=1.18, 95% CI:1.02-1.35; p=0.02], no new different
sexual partners in the last 12 months [aPR=0.18, 95% CI:0.09-0.36; p=<0.001], HIV testing
[aPR=0.71, 95% CI:0.53-0.96;p=0.03] and distance to nearest health facility in kilometers
[aPR=0.58, 95% CI:0.45-0.74; p=<0.001]
Conclusion: Forty percent (40%) of sexually active adolescent girls 15-19 years were not using
a modern contraceptive method and this is a major public health concern. HIV testing and
distance to health facility influenced use of contraceptives. Therefore, to improve uptake of
contraceptives among adolescent girls, there is need to; integrate contraceptive services into the
routine HIV care, enhance last mile access of Contraceptive through community Health
extension workers and tailor health education message specifically to those out of school and
those who were married. | en_US |
