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    Factors influencing utilization of long acting contraceptive methods among women attending much clinic at Jinja regional referral hospital
    (Kampala International University. School of Health Sciences (Western Campus), 2018-11) Ahmed Abdulkareem, Kamal
    Background: Unintended pregnancy remains an alarming global public health concern with its subsequent socioeconomic impact on individuals, families, and society. Over time the use of long acting contraceptive methods (LACMs) has not kept pace with that of short-acting methods such as oral contraceptives (pills) and injectable and reasons for their low uptake are not well known. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify the level of utilization of LACM among women attending MCH clinic at Jinja regional referral hospital (JRRH) and factors that may influence the utilization of such contraceptive methods. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect data from 52 respondents. Collected data was entered into IBM SPSS 25.0 for data analysis. Chi square test was done to determine factors associated with use of LACM. Results were presented in tables and charts. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 27.6±4.8 (SD) years. Prevalence of LACM was 26.9%. Factors associated with use of LACMs were; mother’s age ≥30 years and current number of children ≥4. i.e (X2=11.47; p=0.001) and (X2=37.66; P=<0.001) respectively. Conclusion and recommendations: The prevalence of LACM use among women attending MCH clinic at JRRH was low(26.9%) as compared to short acting contraceptive methods(73.1%). Significant factors associated with use of LACM were woman’s age ≥30 years and parity ≥4. This study recommends that, health workers in MCH and stakeholders should come up with ways to increase utilization of long acting contraceptive methods by women of less than thirty years old and parity of equal or less than three. Also, more research should be done to ascertain the reason why the prevalence is low.