Adolescents’ Contraceptive Uptake in Ethiopia: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of the included studies, June 2022.

Author	Study design	Study setting	Study population	Sample size	Uptake of FP	Reported factors influencing the uptake of contraceptives
Feleke et al. [12]	Cross-sectional	Gondar town	Both male and female	1290	79.5%	Educational status of adolescents, discussion with the family/relatives, and sexual partners were associated with FP utilization
Teshome et al. [20]	Cross-sectional	Pathfinder database	Both male and female	973	66.3	Educational status and discussion with health extension workers were associated with contraceptive use
Habte et al. [21]	Cross-sectional	Southern Ethiopia	Both male and female	366	23.8	Availability of youth clubs, participation in peer education, discussion with parents, and lack of knowledge on SRH were associated with contraceptive use
Abajobir and Seme [22]	Cross-sectional	Machakel district	Both male and female	415	21.5	Being of young age, lack of basic knowledge of SRH, parent disapproval, and peer pressure discouraged adolescents from FP use
Hidata et al. [23]	Cross-sectional	Toke Kutaye district	Both male and female	1076	40.3	Discussion with friends and knowing FP methods were factors of contraceptive use
Olika et al. [24]	Cross-sectional	National survey	Female	504	39.6%	Income status of adolescents’ families, educational status, and information about FP were associated with FP use
Ansha et al. [25]	Cross-sectional	Anchar district	Both male and female	402	39.3%	Lack of SRH services, lack of privacy and inconvenient service hours, and religious opposition influence adolescents’ FP use
Abebe et al. [26]	Cross-sectional	Tigray region	Female	1755	12.3	Being of young age, educational status, being married/having a partner, and being informed of FP through media were factors for FP use