Abstract:BackgroundUgandan women, on average, give birth to nearly two more children than they want, one of the highest levels of excess fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa. More than half of pregnancies in Uganda are unintended, and almost a third of these end up in abortions. The purpose of the study was to assess the barriers that affect birth control use among women of reproductive age in the Bwaise slum.Methodology A cross-sectional study design and systematic random sampling were used to reach 384 study participants.… Show more
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