Abstract
With the high rate of unintended pregnancy in the world, encouraging the use of contraceptives has become necessary. However, there are factors that may influence whether a woman agrees to use contraceptives or not. Thus, this study assessed the factors that determine the use of contraceptives among women in Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba State. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the effect of cultural beliefs, socioeconomic status, attitude of conceptive providers, education level and shortages of contraceptives on the use of modern contraceptives in Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba State. The study employed literature-based analysis and found out that level of education, cultural beliefs and practices, shortages of health facilities, attitude of contraceptive providers, sex education, socioeconomic status play major role in determining women’s use of contraceptives among women in Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba State. The paper recommended that, there should be an increase supply contraceptive in all places timely and optimally through involving voluntary, religious and private health facilities in provision to ensure availability.
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