Factors that influence adolescent on the use of contraceptives in the dreams project, Khomas region Namibia

Contraceptive use is crucial for preventing unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents. However, low contraceptive uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa remains a significant public health concern. The study fit a binary logistics model, to explore fctors influencing contraceptive use among adolescents in the DREAMS project within the Khomas Region, Namibia, to identify and analyze the demographic, social, and economic factors associated with contraceptive use among adolescents, to evaluate the associations between adolescent knowledge and attitude levels regarding contraceptives and their actual contraceptive use. A quantitative cross-sectional survey was conducted among 359 adolescent girls (aged 15-19 years) in the Khomas region, Namibia. A bivariate and binary logistic regression analysis assessed the association between factors and contraceptive use. The results showed that adolescents’ age, occupation level, method of contraceptive use, reason for not using contraceptives and parent’s awareness on the use of contraceptives were associated with contraceptive use. The results also showed that living arrangements, particularly living with one parent, were associated with higher contraceptive use. The results further showed that parental awareness of their child's contraceptive use was positively associated with actual use. In addition, the result showed that there was a significant difference between those who discussed the contraceptive methods with their health provider. Contraceptive use among adolescent girls exhibits strong significant association, even though some demographic, instructional, and other factors were not associated with contraceptive use. Similar studies in the future need to consider reasons behind specific living arrangement influences and delve deeper into the dynamics of partner and family communication

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Namibia

Year dc:date.issued

2025

Author dc:creator

• Embula, Simaneka

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Sibalatani-Libuku, Erica

• Adolescents
• Contraptives
• DREAM Project
• Namibia
• University of Namibia

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11070/4239

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.unam.edu.na:11070/4239