Evaluation of the Use of Jadelle Contraceptive Implant by Women in the City of Parakou in 2016

Abstract

Introduction: Maternal mortality is still very high in Benin. Being one of the methods of reducing this mortality, contraception is still very rarely used in Benin, particularly in Borgou district. The objective of this work was to evaluate the experience of using Jadelle contraceptive implants by women in the city of Parakou in the Borgou department. Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study, with retrospective and prospective data collection over the period from March 1 to July 31, 2016. Results: A total of 320 women were involved in the study. The mean age was 28.29 years, with extremes of 16 and 44 years. Socio-professionally, housewives predominated (56.88%). Sixty-eight point forty-four percent of women were educated and only 111 (34.69%) women had reached secondary school; married women were mostly represented. Obstetrically, multi-gestures were the most affected (43.75%). Birth spacing was the main reason for choosing Jadelle (48.13%). Majority of patients had their husbands consent to use Jadelle contraceptive method (85.31%). Sixty-eight point fifty-two percent of women had used this contraceptive method for 2 to 4 years. Jadelle had been chosen by the majority (78.75%) of the women, for its long duration of action and its easy use. The dropout rate for Jadelle was 35/320 (10.94%) after 3 years of use. The failure rate for this method was 0.31% (1/320). The satisfaction rate was 87.5%. Conclusion: Jadelle contraceptive implants are an important part of contraceptive methods in Parakou.

Evaluation of Subdermal Birth Control Implants Use among Married Women of Reproductive Age in a Metropolitan City of Bangladesh

“…Similar findings with different percentages were also observed in other studies. 4,19,20 In this study, 78% of participants discussed with their husbands about taking implants as observed in other studies. 3,4,18 Birth spacing was the main reason for using implants among 66.5% of participants in this study.…”

“…This result is similar to those of other studies. 9,10,17,19,21 There are some other negative reasons for discontinuation like menstrual disturbances (18.38%), pain or discomfort (16.17%), increased bleeding (11.02%), etc. Some other studies revealed some reasons for discontinuation such as discontent with the bleeding pattern, switching to another method, pain or discomfort, inconvenience to use, husband disapproval, etc with different percentage values.…”

“…Some other studies revealed some reasons for discontinuation such as discontent with the bleeding pattern, switching to another method, pain or discomfort, inconvenience to use, husband disapproval, etc with different percentage values. 4,10,14,17,19 In Southern Ethiopia there were some other reasons for removal like fear of side effects, husband disapproval, fear of child death, to replace dead children, the happiness of relatives with many children, etc. 4 The current study had some limitations.…”