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Introduction: Maternal mortality, which is estimated at 614 deaths per 100,000 births in Côte d'Ivoire, is associated with a low national contraceptive prevalence rate of 13.9%. In this study, we are interested in the contraceptive experiences of women who attend health centers to estimate their rate of contraceptive use and to assess the factors involved in the use of modern contraceptive methods among women of childbearing age who are exposed to the risk of pregnancy. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 423 women, who attended two health centers in Abidjan. A bivariate analysis identified factors associated with contraceptive use by these women. A descriptive analysis determined the means for the quantitative variables and the frequencies and percentages of qualitative variables. Interpretation of results was based on significance (α=5%, 95% CI).Results: Contraceptive prevalence was 37%. There was a significant relationship between contraceptive use and the socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics of women (p < 0.001).Conclusion: Women who were aged over 35 years, uneducated, primary school graduates, housewives, unemployed, in the informal sector, Muslims, nulliparous, and lacking information and decision-making power were less likely to use modern contraceptive methods. They are the target population for strategic interventions to improve contraceptive prevalence.

Objectif: Decrire le profil des groupes specifiques de femmes qui portent le plus lourd fardeau des besoins non satisfaits en planification familiale. Methodologie: Analyse secondaire des donnees de l’EDS 2012 portant sur les besoins non satisfaits de PF chez les femmes en âge de procreer, sexuellement actives et exposees aux grossesses. Chi 2 de Pearson et Ttest de Student realises. Analyse multivariee par technique CHAID de l’arbre de decision. Interpretation des resultats au seuil (α=5%, IC a 95%). Resultats: les BNSPF de l’ordre de 50 a 58% sont portees par moins de 4% de la population feminine. Plus de 21% ont des BNSPF de l’ordre de 32 a 39% et sont majoritairement sans instruction, multipares, venant du Centre et du Sud du pays. Conclusion: Developper des strategies de sensibilisation et de communication specifiquement adaptes a ces groupes pour combler le gap d’utilisation des methodes contraceptives.