Author(s)

Famagan-Oulé Konate¹, Niapegué Pierre Cisse², Mariam F. Konate^2*

¹The Private University Centre DELTA-C Bamako (IPU), Bamako, Mali.
²The Institut de Pédagogie Universitaire de Bamako (IPU), Bamako, Mali.

The objective of this study is to analyse the socio-demographic and economic characteristics associated with the current use of a modern contraceptive method by women in Kita, Mali. This research is of interest because it will determine the nature of individual and economic determinants associated with current use of modern contraception. The methodology was based on a literature search and a quantitative survey and analytical study (bivariate analysis). The questionnaire was administered to a random sample of 281 women aged 15 - 49 years who had had at least one child. The bivariate logistic regression analysis revealed socio-demographic and economic characteristics associated with current use of a modern contraceptive method. The study found that 19.6% of women of reproductive age [WRA] were using a contraceptive method at the time of the survey. The characteristics associated with this practice are: age, number of living children, level of knowledge of modern contraceptives, the woman’s attitude towards contraception, the identity of the person who decides on all care in the household, and the level of education. In contrast, marital status and access to family planning information are not statistically significantly associated with current contraceptive use by [WRA]. Consideration of these relevant characteristics will improve the effectiveness of ongoing family planning programmes in this city.

Contraceptives, Characteristics, Women, Family Planning, Mali

Konate, F. , Cisse, N. and Konate, M. (2021) Socio-Demographic and Economic Characteristics Associated with Current Use of a Modern Contraceptive Method by Women in Kita, Mali. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 9, 338-352. doi: 10.4236/jss.2021.99024.