Ouagadougou: The modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPT) of unmarried and sexually active women increased from 68% in 2022 to 61% in 2024, according to key results from the 10th wave of data collection from the PMA Burkina Faso research project, made public Tuesday at the University of Ouagadougou.
The same source indicates that the TPCm increased, during the same period, from 31% to 28% for women in union and from 28% to 25% for all women aged 15 to 49.
In the capital Ouagadougou, unmarried and sexually active women saw their mCPR drop from 67% to 62%, women in union from 40% to 37%, and all women from 35% to 31%.
In urban areas, the modern contraceptive prevalence rate (CPTm) fell from 41.5% to 38.4%, and from 29.1% to 25.5% in rural areas, compared to 31.2% in 27 .7% nationally for the period from January 2022 to January 2024.
As a reminder, the National Family Planning Plan (PNPF) 2021-2025 aims to increase the TPCm from 31.9% in 2020 to 41.3% in 2025.
For investigator Dr Georges Guiella, insecur
ity coupled with the movement of populations, mainly women, and the difficulty of bringing women together in certain localities during national family planning week, could explain this decline.
According to Dr. Guiella, this poor performance in itself ‘is not dramatic because it could have been worse.’
Implants (46%), intramuscular injectables (23%) and subcutaneous injectables (11%) are the modern contraceptive methods most requested by women in union.
Unmarried women prefer the male condom (53%), intramuscular injectables (12%) and the pill (4%).
Key results from the 10th wave of data collection of the PMA Burkina Faso research project also indicate that unmet need for family planning declined sharply between December 2014 and February 2024, from 32% to 16%.
42% of current users of modern contraceptive methods were not advised on the possible side effects or problems linked to the method chosen at the time of the consultation, we still read in the press kit.
Only 42% of current users say that the deci
sion to use contraception was made jointly with the spouse or partner.
Source: Burkina Information Agency