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Factors associated with contraceptive use in a rural area in Western Cape Province

Author(s) -

Nazia Peer,

Neo K. Morojele,

Leslie London

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

south african medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527

H-Index - 57

eISSN - 2078-5135

pISSN - 0256-9574

DOI - 10.7196/samj.6201

Subject(s) - medicine , family planning , demography , psychosocial , rural area , population , confidence interval , developing country , marital status , pregnancy , cross sectional study , environmental health , research methodology , pathology , psychiatry , sociology , biology , economics , genetics , economic growth

Safe and effective contraceptive use can substantially improve women's reproductive health. Although the contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) in South Africa is comparable to rates globally, inequalities in CPR affect poor and rural women. This study aimed to determine the CPR and factors associated with contraceptive use in a rural district of Western Cape Province.

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