Impact of faith-based organizations on the level of knowledge and the use or willingness to use pre-marital testing and counseling in buea: a cross-sectional study

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of faith-based organizations on the knowledge and use of premarital testing and counseling in Buea. There was no significant difference in the use or willingness to use premarital testing and counseling between members and non-members of faith-based organizations. 79.13% of members of faith-based organizations reported that they used or were willing to use premarital testing and counseling, while 81.40% of non-members of faith-based organizations used or were willing to use premarital testing and counseling. Similarly, our study did not find a significant difference in the mean knowledge of premarital testing and counseling among faith-based organizations’ members and non-members. Being legally married was strongly positively associated with the use/willingness to use premarital testing and counseling (aOR: 7.10, CI: 0.07–0.30). Single parents (aOR: 0.48, CI: 2.15–2.81) and especially cohabiting persons (aOR: 0.29, CI: 0.23–0.45) were negatively associated with the use/willingness to use premarital testing and counseling.