Motivations for sustained use of modern contraceptives in a peri-urban area: An analytical cross-sectional study
Findings from the study suggest it would be beneficial for service providers to demonstrate tolerance towards women who miss their doses or schedule of their chosen method of modern contraceptives. The intention for adopting modern contraceptive use of more than a third of the respondents was to improve their socioeconomic status.
Authors
- Edward T. Dassah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9533-7831)
- Charles Mawunyo Senaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5540-2849)
- Amponsah Peprah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2945-480X)
- John Jude Kweku Annan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6016-8476)
- Henry S. Opare‐Addo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9182-4280)
- Seth Amponsah‐Tabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8074-0145)
- Eric Ansong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0262-3485)
- Hannah Amoquandoh Asante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5964-2521)
- Maxwell Kankam
- Roderick Larsen Reindorff
Institutions
- Sanford Health (US)
- Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (GH)
- West End Hospital (GH)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- National Health Insurance Fund (RS)
- Ghana Health Service (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323434
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00