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Contraception Use and Factors Contributing To Non-Use of Contraception among In-School Adolescents in Toke Kutaye Woreda, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Fantu Hidata1, Amare Worku2 and Fekadu Urgessa1*
1Haramaya University, Ethiopia
2Addis Continental institute of Public Health, Ethiopia
Corresponding Author : Fekadu Urgessa
Haramaya University, Ethiopia
Tel: 251923330640
E-mail: urgessafekadu@gmail.com
Received: June 16, 2014; Accepted: July 22, 2015; Published: July 27, 2015
Citation: Hidata F, Worku A, Urgessa F (2015) Contraception Use and Factors Contributing To Non-Use of Contraception among In-School Adolescents in Toke Kutaye Woreda, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. J Preg Child Health 2:186. doi:10.4172/2376-127X.1000186
Copyright: © 2015 Hidata F, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Abstract

Background: Adolescence is a transitional period from childhood to adulthood characterized by significant physiological, psychological and social. The main issues that have strongly influenced the pattern of adolescent pregnancy include the declining age at menarche and the increase in the number of years spent in school. This increases the length of time that they are exposed to the risk of adolescent pregnancy.
Objective: Objective of the study was to assess use of contraceptive and factors contributing to nonuse of contraceptive among in school adolescents in toke kutaye woreda in west shoa Zone, Oromia regional State, Ethiopia from November 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Methods: Design of the study was institutional based cross-sectional study design.
Result: From sexually active adolescents 40.2% of adolescents ever use contraceptive. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed residence, Discuss about contraceptive boyfriend /girlfriend, Educational status of mother illiteracy and knowledge of contraceptive method were significantly associated with adolescents contraceptive nonuse [AOR = 2.079 (95% CI: 1.25 3.45)], [AOR = 3.034 (95% CI: 1.874 4.912)], [AOR = 4.72(95% CI: 1.4 16.0)] and [AOR = 2.9 (95% CI: 1.255 6.867)], respectively.
Conclusion: Only 40.2% of sexually active adolescents were using contraceptive method. Non-use of contraceptive was highly associated to predictive variables rural residence, not discuss about contraceptive boyfriend /girlfriend, illiteracy of mother and not knowing any method of contraceptive. Adolescent health education on reproductive and sexual issues like contraception should focus on early age of adolescence.

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