Background: The incidence of abortion in Ghana ranges from 27 per 1000 to 61 per 1000 women, causing gynaecological complications and maternal mortality. The use of modern contraceptives and its associated factors among women aged 15–49 years have been documented. However, utilization of modern contraceptives specifically among women with induced abortion history is underreported. The study therefore aimed at determining the proportion and identifying predictors of contraceptives use in this underreported population. Methods: The study used secondary data from the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey (GMHS) for the analysis.The analysis is on a weighted sample of 3,039 women aged (15–49 years) with a history of induced abortion. Both descriptive and inferential methods were employed. Chi-square test, univariate and multivariate logistic regression techniques were used to assess statistical associations between the outcome variable and the predictors. Statistical significance was set at 95% confidence interval and p values ≤0.05. Results: Out of the 3,039 participants, 37% (95% CI: 34.6, 38.84) used contraceptives. We identified women’ age, union, place of residence, knowledge of fertile period, total pregnancy outcomes, and region as strong significant (95% CI, p ≤ 0.05) predictors of post induced abortion contraceptives use. Conclusion: Contraceptives use among this vulnerable population is low. Therefore, there is a need to provide widespread access to post abortion contraception services and enhance efforts to efficiently integrate safe abortion practices law into health services in Ghana.
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