Alhassan, Nurudeen, Madise, Nyovani, Emina, Jacques B. O., Dodua Dodoo, Naa, Corker, Jamaica, Dodoo, Francis, Coast, Ernestina 
ORCID: 0000-0002-8703-307X, Peterson, Maame, Mushomi, John, Zulu, Eliya M. and Omoluabi, Elizabeth F.
(2024)
Methodological innovations for evidencing and estimating the prevalence of traditional contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa.
In: 9th African Population Conference: Road to 2030: Leveraging Africa’s human capital to achieve transformation in a world of uncertainty, 2024-05-20 - 2024-05-24, Bingu Wa Mutharika International Convention Centre (BICC), Lilongwe, Malawi, MWI.
Abstract
An estimated 55 million married women in LMICs use traditional methods of contraception. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), traditional methods use is estimated at 4.1% in West and Central Africa and 2.9% in East and Southern Africa. Many demographers have speculated that the actual prevalence of traditional methods in SSA could be higher than the estimates reported in national surveys. Yet, only a few studies have interrogated the actual prevalence of traditional methods in the region. Drawing on recently collected data in four SSA countries, we test various methodological innovations for estimating the true prevalence of traditional methods. The results showed that probing during interviews increased the percentage of women reporting traditional method use. Also, revising the standard approach for estimating contraceptive prevalence increases the percentage reporting traditional method use. The current study demonstrates the need to explore ways of capturing and estimating traditional contraceptive use in national surveys.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Other) |
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| Official URL: | https://uaps2024.popconf.org/ |
| Divisions: | International Development |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2024 08:00 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 05:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/123802 |
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