AUTHOR=Asmamaw Desale Bihonegn , Eshetu Habitu Birhan , Negash Wubshet Debebe 

TITLE=Individual and Community-Level Factors Associated With Intention to Use Contraceptives Among Reproductive Age Women in Sub-Saharan Africa

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=67

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604905

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2022.1604905

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objectives:</bold> The present study identifies factors that affect intention to use contraceptives among married women in countries in sub-Saharan Africa.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> Secondary data analysis was conducted using Demographic and Health Surveys. A total of 334386 weighted sample women who were fecund were included in the analysis. Multi-level mixed-effect logistic regression analysis was fitted to identify individual and community level factors associated with intention to use contraceptives.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> The prevalence of intention to use contraceptives was 45.76%. Age, educational status, and wealth quintile were factors affecting the intention to use contraceptives.</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> Several individual and community level factors were associated with the intention to use contraceptives in SSA. Therefore, governmental and non-governmental organizations should consider these factors when implementing strategies.</p>