Misconceptions and current use of contraception among women of reproductive age in six major cities in Nigeria

Saad, Abdulmumin; Akinsulie, Bolaji; Ega, Chris; Akiode, Akinsewa; Awaisu, Ahmed

doi:10.1080/13625187.2018.1533546

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“…The result of this study was in accordance with some aspects of previously published studies . One cross‐sectional study investigated the knowledge, patterns and attitudes women in Jordan have towards oral contraceptives.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…The result of this study was in accordance with some aspects of previously published studies. [6,12] One cross-sectional study investigated the knowledge, patterns and attitudes women in Jordan have towards oral contraceptives. The previous study found that only half of the women knew how to use oral contraceptives, and only 15% knew that oral contraceptives can interact with concomitant medications and their efficacy can be compromised.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Proper education about contraception affects the choice of the contraceptive method and improves women's knowledge of contraception . In France, a multicentre prospective, randomized study showed that women who received structured information about COC pills had an average score of understanding the information significantly higher than women who received unstructured information .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[10] Proper education about contraception affects the choice of the contraceptive method and improves women's knowledge of contraception. [11,12] In France, a multicentre prospective, randomized study showed that women who received structured information about COC pills had an average score of understanding the information significantly higher than women who received unstructured information. [13] Another study that was conducted in primary care clinics found that educating women about one specific method of contraception increased the likelihood of them using that method of contraception.…”

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Evaluation of the clinical pharmacist's role in educating women about the benefits and risks of combined oral contraceptive pills in Jordan

Tahaineh

Alkyam

Al‐Sawalha

et al. 2020

J Pharm Health Serv Res

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Objective To assess the pre‐intervention knowledge of women regarding the risks and benefits associated with the use of combined oral contraceptive (COC) pills. Then, to investigate the effect of an educational intervention on the knowledge of women about the risks and benefits of COC pills. Methods The study adopted two methodologies: a structured interview technique with women selected according to inclusion criteria, and a pre‐ and postintervention to measure the effect that clinical pharmacist's intervention may have had on them. Women who attended family‐planning clinics in the north of Jordan were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire included questions about demographics and questions to assess women's knowledge about COC pills. Then, women attended a 45‐min educational session about COC pills. One month later, the questionnaire was redistributed to the participants to assess any difference in their knowledge. Key findings Two hundred and ten women were enrolled in the study. One hundred and seventy‐seven women completed the study. At baseline, a quarter of the participants relied on other people's experiences as their main source of information with regards to COC pills. Moreover, 28.1% of women considered COC pills harmful. In addition, the results showed that the frequency of correct answers postintervention increased significantly compared to pre‐intervention (P < 0.005) including general information about COC pills and the relation between the use of COC pills and cancer. Conclusion Educational intervention introduced by clinical pharmacists improved the knowledge of women in Jordan regarding COC pills.

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confidence: 88%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Evaluation of the clinical pharmacist's role in educating women about the benefits and risks of combined oral contraceptive pills in Jordan

Tahaineh

Alkyam

Al‐Sawalha

et al. 2020

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“…Erroneous beliefs about modern contraceptives mainly included fear of them causing infertility and cancer. Such misconceptions were also found in other studies from Saudi Arabia [21], Nigeria [19], Tanzania [34], Sweden [11], the USA [20] and a global study on the IUS [35]. .…”

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confidence: 69%

Choices and services related to contraception in the Gaza strip, Palestine: perceptions of service users and providers

Böttcher

Abu-El-Noor

2019

BMC Women's Health

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BackgroundReliable contraception enables women and men to plan their family sizes and avoid unintended pregnancies, which can cause distress and anxiety, but also increase maternal mortality. This study explored potential barriers to contraceptive use for women in the Gaza Strip, Palestine from user and provider perspectives.MethodsA convenient sample was used to recruit women, who were current contraception users, from three healthcare clinics that provide family planning care, two governmental and one non-governmental. A 16-item questionnaire was completed by 204 women, including socio-demographic data, contraceptive use and eight questions exploring user experience. Additionally, 51 women attended focus groups for a deeper insight into their contraceptive use experience and potential barriers. Furthermore, 14 healthcare providers were interviewed about their experience with service provision. Quantitative data are presented as means and frequencies and qualitative data were analysed item by item and are presented in themes jointly with the quantitative data.ResultsWomen reported usage of only three main modern methods of contraception with 35.2% using intrauterine devices, 25.8% combined oral contraception and 16.4% condoms, while only 3.1% used the hormonal implant. Expectations from family planning services were low with most women attending the clinic having already decided their contraceptive method with decisions being made by husbands (41.2%) or women jointly with their partner (33.3%), only 13.7% took advice from service providers. Healthcare providers experienced high prevalence of beliefs that modern contraceptives cause infertility and cancer. Main barriers to effective family planning services were misconceptions of potential harm, poor availability and limited choice of contraceptive methods.ConclusionWomen’s contraceptive choices in Gaza are limited by prevalent misconceptions and fears as well as recurring shortages, negatively impacting fertility control. Men are a major factor in choosing a contraceptive method, however, they have limited access to information and therefore, potentially more misconceptions. Therefore, male community members need to be included in the delivery of information on contraceptives to increase women’s choice. Furthermore, greater access to long-acting reversible contraceptives, such as the hormonal implant, and improved availability might be key factors in improving contraceptive uptake in Gaza and, thus, reducing unintended pregnancies.

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Exploring Spatial Variations, Trend and Effect of Exposure to Media as an Enhancer to Uptake of Modern Family Planning Methods: Evidence from 2003 to 2018 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey

Adebayo

Gayawan

2021

Spat Demogr

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Misconceptions and current use of contraception among women of reproductive age in six major cities in Nigeria

Cited by 10 publications

References 18 publications

Evaluation of the clinical pharmacist's role in educating women about the benefits and risks of combined oral contraceptive pills in Jordan

Evaluation of the clinical pharmacist's role in educating women about the benefits and risks of combined oral contraceptive pills in Jordan

Choices and services related to contraception in the Gaza strip, Palestine: perceptions of service users and providers

Exploring Spatial Variations, Trend and Effect of Exposure to Media as an Enhancer to Uptake of Modern Family Planning Methods: Evidence from 2003 to 2018 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey

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