Linking Female Adolescents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Use of Contraceptives to Adolescent Pregnancy in Ghana: A Baseline Data for Developing Sexuality Education Programmes
Abstract
:1. Background
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Study Area
2.3. Population and Sampling
2.4. Instrumentation
2.5. Procedure
2.6. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Distribution of Adolescent Pregnancy across Knowledge, Attitudes, and Use of Contraceptives
3.2. Binary Logistic Regression on Knowledge, Attitudes and Use of Contraceptives on Adolescent Pregnancy
4. Discussion
4.1. Limitations
4.2. Practical Implications
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
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Variables | Pregnant N (189) % | Non-Pregnant N (189) % | χ2 | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge about modern contraceptive methods | ||||
No | 60.0 | 40.0 | 1.187 | 0.276 |
Yes | 48.7 | 51.3 | ||
Knowledge of traditional contraceptive methods | ||||
No | 35.5 | 64.5 | 24.767 | <0.001 |
Yes | 61.2 | 38.8 | ||
Contraceptives are for only adult married persons | ||||
Disagree | 62.7 | 37.3 | 37.001 | <0.001 |
Agree | 31.0 | 69.0 | ||
Adolescents who use contraceptives are bad | ||||
Disagree | 65.3 | 34.7 | 33.183 | <0.001 |
Agree | 35.6 | 64.4 | ||
Contraceptive use leads to infertility | ||||
Disagree | 50.8 | 49.2 | 0.134 | 0.714 |
Agree | 48.8 | 51.2 | ||
It feels bad to receive contraceptive information from parents and relatives | ||||
Disagree | 59.9 | 40.1 | 31.125 | <0.001 |
Agree | 29.8 | 70.2 | ||
The process of acquiring contraceptives is often embarrassing | ||||
Disagree | 34.9 | 65.1 | 8.984 | 0.003 |
Agree | 53.6 | 46.4 | ||
Ever used modern contraceptive methods | ||||
No | 33.9 | 66.1 | 43.404 | <0.001 |
Yes | 32.3 | 67.7 | ||
Ever used traditional contraceptive methods | ||||
No | 37.7 | 62.3 | 54.207 | <0.001 |
Yes | 80.0 | 20.0 |
Variables | B | Wald | uOR (CI) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge of traditional contraceptive methods | ||||
No | 1.05 | 24.19 | Ref | |
Yes | 2.87 (1.88–4.36) | <0.001 | ||
Contraceptives are for only adult married persons | ||||
Disagree | −1.32 | 35.55 | Ref | |
Agree | 0.27 (0.17– 0.41) | <0.001 | ||
Adolescents who use contraceptives are bad | ||||
Disagree | −1.23 | 32.15 | Ref | |
Agree | 0.29 (0.19–0.45) | <0.001 | ||
It feels bad to receive contraceptive information from parents and relatives | ||||
Disagree | −1.26 | 29.76 | Ref | |
Agree | 0.28 (0.18–0.45) | <0.001 | ||
The process of acquiring contraceptives is often embarrassing | ||||
Disagree | 0.76 | 8.77 | Ref | |
Agree | 2.15 (1.30–3.56) | 0.003 | ||
Ever used modern contraceptive methods | ||||
No | −1.41 | 41.64 | 0.24 (0.16–0.37) | <0.001 |
Yes | ||||
Ever used traditional contraceptive methods | ||||
No | 1.89 | 47.42 | Ref | |
Yes | 6.60 (3.86–11.30) | <0.001 |
Variables | B | Wald | aOR (CI) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge of traditional contraceptive methods | ||||
No | 0.43 | 2.37 | Ref | |
Yes | 1.54 (0.89–2.65) | 0.124 | ||
Contraceptives are for only adult married persons | ||||
Disagree | −980 | 9.57 | Ref | |
Agree | 0.38 (0.20–0.70) | 0.002 | ||
Adolescents who use contraceptives are bad | ||||
Disagree | −578 | 3.46 | Ref | |
Agree | 0.56 (0.31–1.03) | 0.063 | ||
It feels bad to receive contraceptive information from parents and relatives | ||||
Disagree | −862 | 9.10 | Ref | |
Agree | 0.42 (0.24–0.74) | 0.003 | ||
The process of acquiring contraceptives is often embarrassing | ||||
Disagree | 0.89 | 7.58 | Ref | |
Agree | 2.42 (1.29–4.55) | 0.006 | ||
Ever used modern contraceptive methods | ||||
No | −1.72 | 39.59 | 0.18 (0.11–0.31) | <0.001 |
Yes | ||||
Ever used traditional contraceptive methods | ||||
No | 1.61 | 23.06 | Ref | |
Yes | 5.02 (2.60–9.71) | <0.001 |
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Ahinkorah, B.O.; Hagan, J.E., Jr.; Seidu, A.-A.; Hormenu, T.; Otoo, J.E.; Budu, E.; Schack, T. Linking Female Adolescents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Use of Contraceptives to Adolescent Pregnancy in Ghana: A Baseline Data for Developing Sexuality Education Programmes. Healthcare 2021, 9, 272. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030272
Ahinkorah BO, Hagan JE Jr., Seidu A-A, Hormenu T, Otoo JE, Budu E, Schack T. Linking Female Adolescents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Use of Contraceptives to Adolescent Pregnancy in Ghana: A Baseline Data for Developing Sexuality Education Programmes. Healthcare. 2021; 9(3):272. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030272
Chicago/Turabian StyleAhinkorah, Bright Opoku, John Elvis Hagan, Jr., Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Thomas Hormenu, John Ekow Otoo, Eugene Budu, and Thomas Schack. 2021. "Linking Female Adolescents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Use of Contraceptives to Adolescent Pregnancy in Ghana: A Baseline Data for Developing Sexuality Education Programmes" Healthcare 9, no. 3: 272. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030272
APA StyleAhinkorah, B. O., Hagan, J. E., Jr., Seidu, A.-A., Hormenu, T., Otoo, J. E., Budu, E., & Schack, T. (2021). Linking Female Adolescents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Use of Contraceptives to Adolescent Pregnancy in Ghana: A Baseline Data for Developing Sexuality Education Programmes. Healthcare, 9(3), 272. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030272