• Olaide Ojoniyi, Kanayo Ogujiuba, and Nancy Stiegler.
• Department of Statistics and Population Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
• Afr Health Sci. 2022 Dec 1; 22 (4): 318324318-324.

BackgroundAdolescent girls are the mostly affected with maternal and child complications. Contraceptive use is an important tool in curbing sexual and reproductive health challenges especially among adolescent girls in the developing countries. Despite, the low use of contraceptives among adolescents in Nigeria, the possibility of discontinuation of use after initiation is strong.ObjectiveThis study aims to identify method of contraceptive use discontinued and reasons for discontinuation of contraceptives among unmarried adolescents aged 15-19 years in Nigeria.MethodData for 324 never married adolescent girls who had ever used a method to prevent pregnancy were drawn from the 2018 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey. Descriptive statistics and chart were used to present the results.ResultFindings showed that 20% of adolescents who had ever used contraceptive discontinued use in the last five years. Most of single adolescents who reported ever discontinued a contraceptive method are older, have secondary education, resides in Urban areas, were at least 15 years at sexual debut are from richer household. Most reported reasons for discontinuation were Infrequent sex and inconveniencey in use.ConclusionOne in five of unmarried adolescents who ever use a method, discontinue use because of sexual frequency and type of method used.© 2022 Ojoniyi O et al.

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