Author(s)

Essis Esme Marie Laure^1,2*, Koffi Kouassi Benjamin^1,2, Manouan N’guetta Mathilde^1,2, Coulibaly-Koné Soltié Aminata^1,2,3, Bamba Iba¹, Kpebo Djoukou Olga Denise^1,2,4, Konan Loukou Leandres¹, Aka Joseph^1,4, Ndola Prata⁵

¹National Institute of Public Health, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
²Reproductive Health Research Unit of Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
³Regional Health Directorate of the Me, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
⁴Department of Public Health and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
⁵Bixby Center for Population, Health and Sustainability, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.

Introduction: Maternal mortality, which is estimated at 614 deaths per 100,000 births in Côte d’Ivoire, is associated with a low national contraceptive prevalence rate of 13.9%. In this study, we are interested in the contraceptive experiences of women who attend health centers to estimate their rate of contraceptive use and to assess the factors involved in the use of modern contraceptive methods among women of childbearing age who are exposed to the risk of pregnancy. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2018 to September 2019 among 423 women, who attended two health centers in Abidjan. A bivariate analysis identified factors associated with contraceptive use by these women. A descriptive analysis determined the means for the quantitative variables and the frequencies and percentages of qualitative variables. Interpretation of results was based on significance (α = 5%, 95% CI). Results: Contraceptive prevalence was 37%. There was a significant relationship between contraceptive use and the socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics of women (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Women who were over 35 years age, uneducated, primary school graduates, housewives, unemployed, in the informal sector, Muslims, nulliparous, and lacking information and decision-making power were less likely to use modern contraceptive methods. They are the target population for strategic interventions to improve contraceptive prevalence.

Use, Contraceptive Methods, Women, Health Centers, Côte d’Ivoire, Africa

Laure, E. , Benjamin, K. , Mathilde, M. , Aminata, C. , Iba, B. , Denise, K. , Leandres, K. , Joseph, A. and Prata, N. (2023) Contraceptive Experiences of Women of Procreation Age Who Attended Two HealthCenters in the City of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire). Health, 15, 1-19. doi: 10.4236/health.2023.151001.