Contraception in the african student environment: what do ivorian currently think?

Abstract

Objective: To appreciate the current contraceptives use of the female students.
 Methods: Our cross-sectional study survey took place at a University in Abidjan with the help of an anonymous self-administered questionnaire from December 2019 to May 2020, which was based on the contraceptive behavior of the female students registered for a license course except for those in health faculties, after an informed consent. After the data gathering on a sheet including 37 items, the analysis with Stata 14.1 software consisted at gathering then continuous variables in class and present their distribution with the average, at the standard deviation. The discreet variables were presented in number and in percentage. A regression analysis was realized to calculate the odds ratio (OR) and confidence intervals at 95% (CI) with a significance threshold at 5%. 
Results: We noted a participation of (487/1200) 40.6% of female students. 376 correct questionnaires have been saved. The average age of the female students was 21.61 (SD=1.98). 12.6% already had a child. 4.5 % already had a spontaneous miscarriage. 85.11% of those investigated already had sexual intercourse including 43.35% with condoms. 74.73% had only one sexual partner and 25.53% with a previous diagnosed STD. 42,02% never used a contraception. Having a child (p), a sexual activity (p), previous or current sexual partners (p), protected sexual intercourses (p), previous STD (p) and some friends as source of information about contraception (p) was the significant factors associated with the use of a contraceptive method.
 Conclusion: Contraception in the Ivorian student's environment is still a current issue and requires a continuous attention from the healthcare providers and the political health.