A 3-year review of the pattern of contraceptive use among women attending the family planning clinic of a University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria

Okunade, Kehinde Sharafadeen; Daramola, Ebunoluwa; Ajepe, Adegbenga; Sekumade, A

doi:10.4103/2384-5589.198317

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“…Contraception is often only considered after a first child is born 3 . Furthermore, in Nigeria, family planning clinics are mostly attended by married women, excluding a significant population of sexually active unmarried adolescents that may be using some methods of FP 18 .…”

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Access to contraceptives for adolescents in northern Nigeria – a cross-sectional study from three secondary health facilities in Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna

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Background: In 2015, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) noted that countries will need to meet the increasing demand for contraceptives by the over 600 million 15- to 19-year-olds around the world. Although the unmet need for contraception for Women of Child Bearing Age (WCBA) in Nigeria is 12.7%, the value is higher (35.3%) among adolescents aged 15 – 19 years. Additionally, the unmet need for family planning (FP) among WCBA in Kaduna state is 5.8%, with 33.3% of women aged 20-24 years in Kaduna reported to have had a live birth before the age of 18 years. This study sought to evaluate adolescent contraceptive use in three referral health facilities of Kaduna metropolis. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional desk review of 5543 FP clients that attended three referral centers between 2014 and 2016. Data on their age, parity and the use of contraceptives were collected from the clinic registers and analyzed using SPSS 22. Results: The FP client age ranged from 12 to 57 years, of which only 3.6% were adolescent. The annual proportion of adolescent contraceptive users ranged from 3.1 – 4.1%. More than 96% of the adolescents had given birth to at least one child. Around 62% of the adolescents used injectable contraceptives but there was no IUD use reported by any adolescent. Conclusions: The low proportion of adolescent contraceptive users and their limited choice of contraceptive methods, emanating from multiplicity of client and provider bias, calls for innovative interventions to meet the contraceptive needs of adolescents.

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Access to contraceptives for adolescents in northern Nigeria – a cross-sectional study from three secondary health facilities in Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna

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“…Family planning (FP) refers to the provision of methods or services used to prevent pregnancies and enable families to space out children [ 1 , 2 ]. This allows women to have control over their own health and have children when they are ready [ 3 ]. Family planning and contraceptive methods are key issues in reproductive health [ 4 ].…”

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“…According to the World Health Organisation recent statistics, an estimated 214 million women in developing countries would like to delay or stop childbearing but are not using any form of contraception [ 2 ]. Other benefits of family planning apart from spacing or stopping child bearing include preventing pregnancy-related health risks in women, reducing infant mortality, helping to prevent human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome, empowering people and enhancing education, reducing adolescent pregnancies, and slowing population growth [ 2 , 3 ]. Globally, contraceptive used has increased in many parts of the world but remained low in sub-Sahara Africa [ 3 ].…”

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“…Other benefits of family planning apart from spacing or stopping child bearing include preventing pregnancy-related health risks in women, reducing infant mortality, helping to prevent human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome, empowering people and enhancing education, reducing adolescent pregnancies, and slowing population growth [ 2 , 3 ]. Globally, contraceptive used has increased in many parts of the world but remained low in sub-Sahara Africa [ 3 ]. In Cameroon and according to the 2011 demographic and health survey (DHS), the contraceptive prevalence among women aged 15–49 years is 14% with a wide variations among regions with some regions such as the far north having very slow rates such as 3% and regions such as centre having slightly higher rates (25%) [ 6 ].…”

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Trends and patterns of family planning methods used among women attending family planning clinic in a rural setting in sub-Sahara Africa: the case of Mbalmayo District Hospital, Cameroon

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Yeika³

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ObjectiveFamily planning enables women to prevent unwanted pregnancies and control family sizes. Provision of family planning services is an essential human right. This study aimed to describe the trends and patterns of contraceptive use in a family planning clinic in a rural district hospital setting.ResultsA total 313 participants who used contraceptives between March 2016 and August 2017 were included this study given a. Their mean age was 32.4 ± 1.8 years with an age range of 18–48 years. The index study estimates the rate of contraceptive use at 17.4 contraceptives per month. The most commonly used contraceptive methods were implants and IUD in 29.4 and 28.4% of the participants respectively while the least used was condoms in 8.3% of the participants. Contraceptive used are highest among those 21–40 years (83.1%) and least among adolescents less than 20 years (6.7%).

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“…12 Even though awareness of contraception as shown by studies in various parts of Nigeria is relatively high, the use by women is not appreciable. [13][14][15][16][17][18] Various studies on issues about knowledge attitude and practice of contraception have been done both in Nigeria and beyond but none has been carried out in Awka, Southeast Nigeria on the desire of antenatal women to accept postpartum contraception. [19][20][21] The objectives of this study were to determine the proportion of antenatal women with the desire to practice postpartum contraception and factors influencing that desire.…”

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Desire to practice postpartum contraception among antenatal women at Awka, Southeast Nigeria

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Ezebialu

Umeobika

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Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Background: Postpartum contraception enables the nursing woman recover from the effects of pregnancy and childbirth before embarking on another pregnancy. It also promotes child welfare. The assessment of the desire by pregnant women to take up postpartum contraceptive service will help the planning of good delivery of this service.Methods: A cross-sectional study of antenatal clinic attendees at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital, Awka was done using a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed with IBM SPSS version 20 software and associations between variables were tested with Chi square. Level of significance was set at P ≤0.05.Results: A total of 262 antenatal women were interviewed. The mean age of the respondents was 29.1±6.1 years while the mean parity was 2.5±1.5. Two hundred and one of the study women (76.7%) had the desire to practice postpartum contraception after the index pregnancy while only 9 (3.4%) were unsure whether they had the desire or not. Multiparous women are more likely to desire postpartum contraception (P <0.01). Also, previous use of contraception (P<0.01), desired index pregnancy (P=0.01) and being married or single (P=0.02) are all significantly associated with the desire to practice postpartum contraception.Conclusions: There was a high level of desire to practice postpartum contraception among antenatal clinic attendees at Awka. Parity, marital status, desired index pregnancy and previous practice of contraception all influence this desire.

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A 3-year review of the pattern of contraceptive use among women attending the family planning clinic of a University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria

Cited by 12 publications

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Access to contraceptives for adolescents in northern Nigeria – a cross-sectional study from three secondary health facilities in Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna

Access to contraceptives for adolescents in northern Nigeria – a cross-sectional study from three secondary health facilities in Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna

Trends and patterns of family planning methods used among women attending family planning clinic in a rural setting in sub-Sahara Africa: the case of Mbalmayo District Hospital, Cameroon

Desire to practice postpartum contraception among antenatal women at Awka, Southeast Nigeria

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