Determinants of Contraceptive Use among Muslim Women in Mbale City in the Eastern Region of Uganda

Authors

  • Kauthara Yudaya Namirembe Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), Mbale, Uganda
  • Naziru Rashid Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), Mbale, Uganda
  • Kharim Mwebaza Muluya Department of Research and Innovations, Busoga Health Forum, Jinja, Uganda
  • Abdulmujeeb Babatuunde Aremu Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), Mbale, Uganda
  • Swaibu Zziwa Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Mountains of the Moon University, Fort Portal, Ug
  • Twaha Mafabi Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), Mbale, Uganda
  • Emmanuel Serioni Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), Mbale, Uganda
  • Shamim Babirye Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), Mbale, Uganda
  • Lukia Hamid Namaganda Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), Mbale, Uganda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v10i4.1002

Keywords:

Contraceptives, Muslim women, family planning, Uganda

Abstract

Family planning is broadly acknowledged as a fundamental approach in public health for enhancing maternal and child health, remarkably preventing 32% of maternal deaths and 10% of child deaths. Lower levels of contraceptive uptake are observed among Muslim women than women of other faiths. This study investigated the determinants of contraceptive use among Muslim women of child bearing age in Mbale city in Uganda. This communitybased cross-sectional study was conducted among 374 Muslim women using intervieweradministered electronic questionnaires. The mean age of the participants was 338.8 years. The proportion of Muslim women who were currently using contraceptives was 32%. The associated factors included acceptability of family planning in the community (AOR=2.2, 95% CI: 1.104–4.314, p=0.025), desire to have more children later (AOR=6.8, 95% CI: 2.646–17.583, p<0.000), and counselling from a health worker on family planning (AOR=10.9, 95% CI: 5.372–22.013, p<0.001). The contraceptive use was relatively low among Muslim women. There is need to strengthen community-based family planning programs while engaging religious/community leaders and intensifying family planning counselling by health workers.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 10 No. 04 Oct’26 Page: 288-296

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Published

2026-08-30

How to Cite

Namirembe, K. Y., Rashid, N., Muluya, K. M., Aremu, A. B., Zziwa, S., Mafabi, T., … Namaganda, L. H. (2026). Determinants of Contraceptive Use among Muslim Women in Mbale City in the Eastern Region of Uganda. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 10(4), 288–296. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v10i4.1002

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Vol. 10 No. 4 (2026)

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Copyright (c) 2026 Kauthara Yudaya Namirembe, Naziru Rashid, Kharim Mwebaza Muluya, Abdulmujeeb Babatuunde Aremu, Swaibu Zziwa, Twaha Mafabi, Emmanuel Serioni, Shamim Babirye, Lukia Hamid Namaganda

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