Contraceptives Rights and Use in Selected Africa Countries: The Role of Socio-Cultural Determinants

KAZEEM SUNMOLA, Ekiti state University, Ado-ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria.
Sunday Abatan, Federal University Oye-Ekiti
Bola Solanke, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife Nigeria
Temitope Adeusi, 4Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State
Johnson Olaosebikan, Achievers University, Ondo State

This paper therefore, seeks to provide answer to what the prevalence of contraceptive rights and usage among women of reproductive ages is? Also, what are the socio-cultural factors influencing contraceptive use in four sub-Saharan Africa countries? Data on contraceptive use and the associated factors were purposively extracted for analysis from four LMICs countries (Nigeria, Cameroon, Mali, and Zambia) with the most recent Demographic and Health Survey. A total number of 79,550 respondents were pooled from the selected sub-Saharan Africa countries. The study found that women aged 20-29 were almost two times (OR= 1.59, p < 0.05, CI: 1.47-1.72) likely to use contraceptive use when compared with women below 20 years. This study recommends that government and religious leaders need to do more on awareness campaigns and sensitization on the reproductive health benefits of small family size on both mother and child.