Presenter Biography

Ma'Adjoa, as the presenter prefers to be called, is doing a Ph.D. in Community Health at Oregon Health & Science University and Portland State University (OHSU-PSU) School of Public Health. She is tempted to believe she enjoys cooking, mainly because she loves good food. Let’s just say she is from Ghana. Her research areas are pregnancy planning, parental mental health, disability health (sexual & reproductive and recreation), women’s health, adolescents’ health, and sexual and reproductive health and justice. Ma'Adjoa spends her time armchair traveling, exploring pre-colonial Afrika, and really visiting places.

Institution

PSU

Program/Major

PhD Community Health

Degree

PhD

Presentation Type

Presentation

Event Website

https://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-fr340-other-final-reports.cfm

Start Date

4-4-2023 3:55 PM

End Date

4-4-2023 4:05 PM

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/40230

Keywords

Modern contraceptives; Family planning; young women; Ghana; Mixed methods research; Ghana Maternal Health Survey

Abstract

Background: Only 20% of sexually active women aged 15-24 in Ghana used contraception during their last sexual intercourse. Young women are highly exposed to the risks associated with having unprotected sexual intercourse, such as unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Objective: To use an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design to examine the determinants of modern contraceptive use among young women in Ghana using population-based data and identify the types of contraceptive methods the population know and use.

QUAN Design: Analysis of the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey data, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey.

QUAN Findings: The male condom was widely known (97.4%), and the injectable was widely used (25.8%). Multiple logistic regression analysis involving 4,267 sexually active non-pregnant women aged 15–24 indicated that age (aOR=1.46, 95%CI: 1.23-1.74,p

Qual Design: Using convenient sampling, I will conduct semi-structured in-person interviews among non-pregnant sexually experienced women aged 15-24 in Ghana.

Justification for Mixed-Methods: A sequential mixed-methods study will further explain and triangulate these findings to ensure increased credibility and validity of the research.

Implications: This project calls for more research and intensified education on contraceptive use and the expansion of sexual and reproductive health programs for young people in Ghana.

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Determinants of Modern Contraceptive Use Among Young Women in Ghana: A Mixed-Methods Study Design

Background: Only 20% of sexually active women aged 15-24 in Ghana used contraception during their last sexual intercourse. Young women are highly exposed to the risks associated with having unprotected sexual intercourse, such as unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Objective: To use an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design to examine the determinants of modern contraceptive use among young women in Ghana using population-based data and identify the types of contraceptive methods the population know and use.

QUAN Design: Analysis of the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey data, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey.

QUAN Findings: The male condom was widely known (97.4%), and the injectable was widely used (25.8%). Multiple logistic regression analysis involving 4,267 sexually active non-pregnant women aged 15–24 indicated that age (aOR=1.46, 95%CI: 1.23-1.74,p

Qual Design: Using convenient sampling, I will conduct semi-structured in-person interviews among non-pregnant sexually experienced women aged 15-24 in Ghana.

Justification for Mixed-Methods: A sequential mixed-methods study will further explain and triangulate these findings to ensure increased credibility and validity of the research.

Implications: This project calls for more research and intensified education on contraceptive use and the expansion of sexual and reproductive health programs for young people in Ghana.

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