Contraceptive uptake among women attending family planning clinic in a Nigerian tertiary health facility: a 6 year review

Family Planning Utilization Pattern in Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria: a Six-Year Review

“…Contraceptive uptake increased with parity up to three children and subsequently fell. This is similar to the trend in Oshogbo and Ile-Ife [11], [13]. The mean number of children was 2.69 ± 1.5…”

“…The modal age group among the clients who accessed family planning services at the clinic during the study period was 30-39 years. This is in keeping with the report of studies conducted in Osogbo and Ile-Ife [11], [13]. In South Western Nigeria where the literacy rate among women is very high, many women defer child bearing to their 30s in pursuit of education and career [4].…”

“…The most common contraceptive methods used by the clients were implants, IUCD and injectables while oral pills were the least desired. This contrasts with the reports of studies conducted within and outside Nigeria in which IUCD [11]- [13], injectables [15], [16], [18]- [20] and oral pills [14] were the commonest methods of contraception utilized by the family planning clients.…”

“…Almost all the clients were educated, with one out of ten of them having at least secondary education. This is higher than those reported by studies conducted in Osogbo, Port Harcourt, Ife, Kano, and Pakistan in which much lower percentages of clients who attended the family planning clinics had at least secondary education [11], [13]- [15], [16].…”

“…More clients below 40 years and those with two children or less chose oral pills than those who were 40 or more years and those with three or more children. This is corroborated by the study conducted in Ile Ife [13]. Oral pills are recommended for those below 35 years of age because of the complications associated with them at older ages.…”