Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa|Zemenu Tadesse Tessema|James Boadu Frimpong|Abdul?Aziz Seidu|Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
Spatial distribution and factors associated with modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: A multilevel analysis
University of KwaZulu-Natal|University of Gondar|University of Cape Coast|University of Cape Coast|James Cook University|University of Technology Sydney
evidence suggests countries high fertility fecundity rates nigeria promotion modern contraceptive use prevents approximately 32 10 maternal child mortality respectively therefore study aimed assess spatial distribution modern contraceptive use predictors among women reproductive age nigeriathe study employed crosssectional analysis populationbased data involving 24281 women reproductive age nigeria study adopted multilevel spatial analyses identify predictors modern contraceptive use spatial clustering among women nigeriamodern contraceptive use among study population nigeria ranged 0 75 regional variations spatial analysis showed areas low proportion modern contraceptive use sokoto yobe borno katsina zamfara kebbi niger taraba delta areas high proportion modern contraceptive use lagos oyo osun ekiti federal capital territory plateau adamawa imo bayelsa multilevel analysis revealed individual level women secondaryhigher education women yoruba ethnic group four children exposed mass media higher odds using modern contraceptives hand women 35 years married women practicing islam less likely use modern contraceptives householdcommunity level women richest households residing communities medium knowledge modern contraceptive methods women residing communities high literacy level likely use modern contraceptivesthere major variations use modern contraception across various regions nigeria result areas low contraceptive rates given deserving attention promoting contraceptive education use well considering significant factors individual householdcommunity levels