Prevalence and factors associated with contraceptive use among sexually active adolescent girls in 25 sub-Saharan African countries.

Introduction: Various countries in sub-Saharan Africa have taken divergent steps toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goal's target of universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services by 2030, particularly among sexually active adolescent girls who are at risk of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. However, because contraceptive use among sexually active adolescents remains unexplored in sub-Saharan Africa, the researchers intended to examine the prevalence and factors associated with contraceptive use among adolescent girls who had been sexually active in the previous four weeks.

Materials And Methods: Cross-sectional data from the most recent demographic and health surveys of 25 sub-Saharan African countries on 16,442 sexually active adolescent girls were analyzed.