影响埃塞俄比亚生育年龄妇女使用现代避孕方法的因素
Kassu Mehari Beyene1, Sara Abera Bekele1, Meseret Kassahun Abu1
1Department of Statistics, College of Natural Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
PloS one
|November 16, 2023
概括
在埃塞俄比亚,现代避孕药的使用率很低. 影响使用的关键因素包括教育,财富,婚姻状况和孩子数量,突出了针对性干预的需求.
科学领域:
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 人口统计学 人口统计学
背景情况:
- 现代避孕药的使用对于改善埃塞俄比亚的健康和社会经济结果至关重要,埃塞俄比亚是一个历史低使用率的国家.
- 解决现代避孕药使用率低的问题对于人口健康和发展倡议至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定影响埃塞俄比亚生育年龄妇女使用现代避孕药的因素.
- 确定与现代避孕药的使用相关的人口和社会经济变量.
主要方法:
- 基于人口的横截面研究,利用2019年埃塞俄比亚小型人口和健康调查 (EMDHS) 的数据.
- 分析包括8885名处于生育年龄的妇女,采用加权通用估计方程方法.
- 该研究评估了现代避孕药使用与各种社会经济和人口因素之间的关联,并考虑了调查设计效应.
主要成果:
- 在埃塞俄比亚,生育年龄的妇女中,现代避孕药的使用率很低,为28%.
- 在25-34岁的女性中,高学历的女性,正统基督徒,已婚女性和中等财富指数家庭中,患病率更高.
- 与使用量增加相关的重要因素包括高等教育,结婚,中等/富裕财富指数以及拥有1-3个或更多活着的孩子.
结论:
- 在生育年龄的埃塞俄比亚妇女中,现代避孕药的使用仍然显著低.
- 影响使用的重要因素包括年龄,教育,宗教,婚姻状况,孩子数量,财富和家庭主管的特点.
- 干预措施应侧重于妇女教育,财务赋权和有针对性的宣传活动,特别是针对边缘化群体.
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