NON-BARRIER MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD UTILIZATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG FEMALE SEX WORKERS IN GONDAR TOWN, NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA:- MIXED METHOD, 2019.

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ABSTRACT Introduction: - Although the majority of Female Sex Workers are within reproductive age and at high risk of unintended pregnancy, contraceptive needs of female sex workers other than condom have not been at the forefront of recent research and public health program agenda. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess non- barrier modern contraceptive method use and associated factors among female sex workers in Gondar, northwest Ethiopia. Method: - Community based cross-sectional study design triangulated with qualitative study was conducted among female sex workers from February to June, 2019. The total sample size was 541 and purposive sampling was used to select the study subjects. Structured questionnaire was applied to collect data through interviewing and the data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 statistical software. Qualitative data were gathered through Semi-structured in-depth interviews and data was coded with ATLASti.7and analyzed using thematic analysis Result: A total of 517 Female sex workers were interviewed giving response rate of 96%. In this study 322