Supporting adolescent mothers to time future pregnancies is critical to their health and well-being and to the long-term health and socio-economic development of their children. While initiating contraception in the postpartum period is important to preventing/postponing rapid repeated pregnancies, continued contraception use and access is vital, particularly among young mothers. However, little is known on what factors shape the use of different types of contraception among young mothers, including those living with HIV.​

The study assesses:​

the relationship and healthcare factors associated with three types of family planning    (1) hormonal contraception only, ​

       (2) non-hormonal barrier contraception, and​

       (3) dual protection ​

in a cohort of adolescent mothers, a third of which living with HIV