CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MEN IN AWUTU SENYA EAST MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT

Background

Despite the benefits of contraceptives, its usage by men is minimal especially in low and middle income countries. Many epidemiological studies have reported contraceptive usage amongst women but there is paucity of data on contraceptive usage by men. Therefore, this study was aimed at determining the prevalence of contraceptive usage, the types of contraceptives frequently used and factors influencing contraceptive usage amongst men in Awutu Senya east municipality.

Methods

This was a cross

cross-sectional descriptive study involving men only from Kasoa Kasoa-Ofaakor in the

Awutu Senya East municipality municipality. Data were collected on socio-demographic characteristics and contraceptive usage using a face to face semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was done to determine the prevalence of contraceptive usage and the types of contraceptives used by men while multivariate analysis was performed to determine factors influencing contraceptive usage.

Results

A total of 385 men with mean age of 35 years were included in this study. The prevalence of contraceptive usage amongst men was 51.7% (95% CI: 46.7-56.7). Older men (aged > 50 years) reported lower levels of contraceptive usage compared to the younger men (aged 18-28 years) [OR=0.32; (95% CI: 0.117-0.875); p=0.026]. The level of contraceptive usage significantly increased with increasing level of education. Muslims reported lower levels of contraceptive usage compared to Christians [OR=0.56; (95% CI: 0.32-0.97); p=0.037]. Male health workers [OR=5.17; (95% CI: 1.66-16.04); p=0.005] reported higher levels of contraceptive usage while

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