Now a day, Adolescent sexual activity, unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion has become a major issue in Ethiopia. Low levels of use and high unmet need for LARC have led to high levels of unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia. Use of LARC methods are good options for youth to prevent unintended pregnancies and abortions and saves their lives but studies on determinants of LARC utilization among youth groups are limited in the study area. So, this study was aimed to assess the utilization and associated factors of LARC among female college students. An institutional based cross sectional study was conducted using self-administered questionnaire from 10-25 April, 2015 among 427 female college students in Debre Berhan town. Multistage sample technique was used to select the study participants. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to analyses predictors of LARC utilization. Three hundred fifty-eight (83.5%) of the students heard about LARCs. More than half (52.7%) and (43.3%) of the students had good knowledge and positive attitude respectively towards LARC. The overall utilization of LARCs was 23.4%. Source of information for contraceptives from health professionals [AOR 5.028 (95% CI 1.374, 18.353)] and knowledge about implants [AOR 3.325 (95% CI 1.028, 10.751)] were the main predictors of LARC utilization among female college students. Even though the level of knowledge and attitude of this study was satisfactory, the utilization of LARCs among college students was relatively low. Knowledge about implants and getting information from health professionals were the predictor factors of LARC. Promotion about the potential benefits of LARC methods should be made to increase the utilization among college students.
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Long Acting, Reversible Contraceptive, Utilization, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
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author = {Kalayu Birhane and Wintana Tsegaye and Ayelign Mulaw and Chala Nemomsa and Getaw Abebe and Gebeyaw Derese and Kalkidan Assefa and Wassie Negash},
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abstract = {Now a day, Adolescent sexual activity, unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion has become a major issue in Ethiopia. Low levels of use and high unmet need for LARC have led to high levels of unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia. Use of LARC methods are good options for youth to prevent unintended pregnancies and abortions and saves their lives but studies on determinants of LARC utilization among youth groups are limited in the study area. So, this study was aimed to assess the utilization and associated factors of LARC among female college students. An institutional based cross sectional study was conducted using self-administered questionnaire from 10-25 April, 2015 among 427 female college students in Debre Berhan town. Multistage sample technique was used to select the study participants. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to analyses predictors of LARC utilization. Three hundred fifty-eight (83.5%) of the students heard about LARCs. More than half (52.7%) and (43.3%) of the students had good knowledge and positive attitude respectively towards LARC. The overall utilization of LARCs was 23.4%. Source of information for contraceptives from health professionals [AOR 5.028 (95% CI 1.374, 18.353)] and knowledge about implants [AOR 3.325 (95% CI 1.028, 10.751)] were the main predictors of LARC utilization among female college students. Even though the level of knowledge and attitude of this study was satisfactory, the utilization of LARCs among college students was relatively low. Knowledge about implants and getting information from health professionals were the predictor factors of LARC. Promotion about the potential benefits of LARC methods should be made to increase the utilization among college students.},
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