Influences of Smoking and Contraception on Women’s Ability to become Pregnant in Ghana: Evidence from 2022 Demographicand Health Survey

Authors

  • Anthony Edward Boakye Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana Author
  • Rita Tekpertey Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/8cvfkr69

Keywords:

Contraception, Fertility, Infertility, Pregnant, Exposure, Smoking

Abstract

Background: Women currently using hormonal contraceptive are more likely to smoke. It appeared the link between smoking and the lungs is well-known, but the link between smoking, contraception and women's ability to become pregnant is less.

Objective: The study aimed at investigating the influences of smoking and contraception on women's ability to become pregnant in Ghana.

Methods: Data were extracted from the 2022 DHS. Frequency distribution and binary logistic regression were used to analyse the data. The sample was 34663. The ethical clearance to conduct the 2022GDHS was taken from both Ghana Health Service Ethical Review Committee and ICF Institutional Review Board. The frequency distribution was used to summarise socio-demographic characteristics of the participants. The Pearson's chi-squared test of independence was used to test the hypotheses postulated in the study to either confirm or reject the null hypothesis. The binary logistic regression was used to identify from the various explanatory variables thus, smoking and contraception those that are related to women's ability to become pregnant.

Results: The study revealed that more than ninety-nine per cent (99.2%) of the participants do not smoke cigarettes. It was revealed that more than sixty per cent (66.2%) of the participants were currently not using any contraceptive method. Frequently smoking cigarettes every day was statistically significant related to women's ability to become pregnant at p<0.001, ( OR = 5.176 ,9596Cl| [2.744-9.764]). Frequently uses other type of tobacco every day as statistically significant at P = 0.006 OR = 0.057 95%CI [0.007-0.445]).

Conclusions: The study recommends that laws and policies should be enacted to support and ensure comprehensive contraceptive information and services dissemination to all segments of the population especially disadvantaged and marginalised populations in their access to these services.

 

Author Biographies

  • Anthony Edward Boakye, Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

    Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

  • Rita Tekpertey, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana

    Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana

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Published

2025-02-25

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025): Volume 7 Issue 2

Section

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