Contraceptive Methods Accessed in Volta Region, Ghana, 2009–2014

Abstract

Introduction In 2016, Volta Region was one of the two regions in Ghana that recorded a high prevalence of teenage pregnancy, accounting for 15.5% of all adolescent pregnancies in the country. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of contraceptive methods accessed by person, place, and time in Volta Region, Ghana, 2009–2014. Method We carried out a secondary analysis of contraceptive use data derived from the District Health Information Management System (DHIMS) 2 for Volta Region, between 2009 and 2014. We calculated proportions and described trends. Results Over the five-year period, there were 673,409 (75.0%) acceptors of family planning out of a total 897, 645 males and females of reproductive age. The proportion of family planning acceptors increased gradually from 18% in 2009 to 23% in 2014. Contraceptive methods were most commonly accessed by male and female between 20 and 29 years. The most common methods of contraceptives accessed were injectables among females accounting for about 70% and condoms accounting for over 90% among males. Conclusion All the districts in Volta Region did not access contraceptives adequately. The Volta Regional Health Directorate should encourage and support research to ascertain factors influencing uptake of contraceptive methods in all the districts.

Understanding the association between exposure to family planning messages and consistent condom use among never married men in Ghana

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Trends in Male Contraceptive Use in Ghana: An Analysis of Self-Reported Contraceptive Use from GDHS 2003, 2008 & 2014

“…Results from the period between 2003 and 2014 show that among MC users, there was an overall increase in reliance on modern female methods although, a significant proportion of users still relied on the male condom at last sex. This correlated with findings by [34] in the Volta region of Ghana, which reported condom as the most (90%) accessed method. [35]also reported that almost a third of secondary school male students consistently used the condom.…”

Trends in Male Contraceptive Use in Ghana: An Analysis of Self-Reported Contraceptive Use from GDHS 2003, 2008 and 2014

“…Results for the period between 2003 and 2014 show that among contraceptive users, there was an overall increase in the reliance on modern female methods (the pill, IUD, injectable, implant, female condom, female sterilization), although a signi cant proportion of users still relied on the male condom at last sex. This correlated with ndings by [34] in the Volta region of Ghana, which reported condom as the most (90%) accessed method. [35]also reported that almost a third of secondary school male students consistently used the condom.…”