Open Access Library Journal 2018, Volume 5, e4521 ISSN Online: 2333-9721 ISSN Print: 2333-9705 DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104521 May 18, 2018 1 Open Access Library Journal Determinants of Use of Modern Family Planning among Northern Nigerian Women: A Secondary Analysis of 2013 NDHS Lawrence Ikeako 1 , Ngozi Joe-Ikechebelu 2 , Basil Nwankwo 3 , Prince Onyemachi 4 , John Chikezie 5 , Isaiah Abali 6 , Jane Anene 7 , Ebele Azuike 8 , Emmanuel Azuike 2,9* 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University/University Teaching Hospital, Awka, Nigeria 2 Department of Community Medicine, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University/University Teaching Hospital, Awka, Nigeria 3 Department of ENT, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, Nigeria 4 Department of Community Medicine, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria 5 Department of Internal Medicine, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria 6 Department of Surgery, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria 7 Department of Health, Anambra State Local Government Service Commission, Awka, Nigeria 8 Department of Nursing Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria 9 Foundation for Health and Development in Nigeria, Nnewi, Nigeria Abstract Introduction: Family planning allows people to attain their desired number of children and determine the spacing of pregnancies. It is achieved through use of contraceptive methods and the treatment of infertility. The aim of this study was to determine various factors that influenced the uptake of modern family planning among women of reproductive age in Northern Nigeria. Me- thodology: The study used data obtained from Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2013. Factors considered were drawn from the dataset. Analysis was carried out using Stata version 12.1. Multivariate logistic regres- sion analysis was used to determine relationship between various factors and use of modern family planning methods. Level of significance was set at 0.05. Results: The total number of participants in the study was 21, 037. The mean age of respondents was 29.0 ± 7.1 years. Only 5.3% of the participants were currently using modern family planning methods. The highest proportion of use was 14.3% in the Northcentral zone of Northern Nigeria, while the lowest was 2.38% in Northwest. Identified predictors of modern family planning use were: Having at least secondary education (OR = 3.8, 95% CI: 3.3 - 4.4), being from the Northcentral (OR = 3.9, 95% CI: 3.4 - 4.5), being 25 years old or How to cite this paper: Ikeako, L., Joe-Ikechebelu, N., Nwankwo, B., Onyemachi, P., Chikezie, J., Abali, I., Anene, J., Azuike, E. and Azuike, E. (2018) Determinants of Use of Modern Family Planning among Northern Nigerian Women: A Secondary Analysis of 2013 NDHS. Open Access Library Journal, 5: e4521. https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1104521 Received: March 19, 2018 Accepted: May 15, 2018 Published: May 18, 2018 Copyright © 2018 by authors and Open Access Library Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access