Sennen Hounton|Aluísio J D Barros|Agbessi Amouzou|Solomon Shiferaw|Abdoulaye Maïga|Akanni Ibukun Akinyemi|Howard S. Fr?edman|Desmond Koroma
Patterns and trends of contraceptive use among sexually active adolescents in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Nigeria: evidence from cross-sectional studies
United Nations Population Fund|Universidade Federal de Pelotas|United Nations Children's Fund|Addis Ababa University|UCLouvain|Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population|Obafemi Awolowo University|United Nations Population Fund|United Nations Population Fund
benefits universal access voluntary contraception widely documented terms maternal newborn survival womens empowerment human capital given population dynamics choices opportunities adolescents terms access sexual reproductive health information services could significantly affect burden diseases nations human capitalthe objectives paper assess patterns trends modern contraception use among sexually active adolescents socioeconomic characteristics birth spacing parity explore predictors use modern contraception relation health system discuss implications findings family planning policy programmesdata last three demographic health surveys ethiopia burkina faso nigeria descriptive analysis focused sexually active adolescents 15 19year age group used modern contraception dependent variable series contact points health system antenatal care institutional delivery postnatal care immunisation covariates multivariate analysis used covariates adjusting socioeconomic variablesthere two different groups sexually active adolescents married union low use modern contraception lower socioeconomic status unmarried among nearly 50 using modern contraception younger adolescents lower modern contraceptive prevalence significant inequality issues modern contraception use education residence wealth quintile however significant progress burkina faso nigeria data ethiopia point significant systematic reduction inequalities narrowing equity gap notable childbearing adolescents education living rural areas three countries adjusting socioeconomic variables strongest factors affecting modern contraception use among childbearing adolescents marriage child immunisationaddressing child marriage adopting effective policies strategies reach married adolescents critical improving empowerment human capital adolescent girls reduction equity gap coverage ethiopia warrants studies documentation results suggest missed opportunity maternal newborn family planning integration