Preliminary experience with etonogestrel subdermal contraceptive implants (Implanon) in Port hercourt, Nigeria

Enyindah, Cosmos E; John, Celestine Osita

doi:10.4314/phmedj.v5i1.62919

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“…This is similar to what obtains in most parts of Nigeria and indeed Sub-Sahara Africa [6,12,13]. Mass media was the commonest source of information in a study done in Port Harcourt [5]. The attitude of health providers towards a particular contraceptive method in developing countries has been shown to influence continuation rates among clients through the kind of information they give when interacting with clients [18,26,27].…”

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confidence: 61%

“…The women in this study who accepted OCP were not hypertensive, diabetic or obese which are contraindications to pill use [5]. Family planning programmes often target their services to young married women who would want to space their childbirths as seen in this study.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Majority of the clients were Christians which is not surprising as majority of the population in South South Nigeria are Christians. Most of the clients who accepted OCP had secondary level of education unlike in other studies [5,12,14]. Formal education may be associated with better OCP daily compliance unlike women who do not have any formal education [22][23][24][25].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They are more commonly used in developed than developing countries. More than 12 million women in U.S.A, one quarter of women aged 16-49 years in Great Britain and 40% of sexually active women in Holland use the pills [5][6][7]. In Africa and Asia only about 7% of all women use the pills with wide regional differences in prevalence [5,6].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Oral Contraceptive Pills: Socio-demographic Characteristics of Acceptors at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Nonye-Enyidah

Wekere

Donubari

2019

JAMMR

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Background: Oral Contraceptive Pills (OCPs) are the most widely prescribed form of hormonal contraception both in developed and developing countries. They are also the most popular non-surgical method of contraception. Objective: To determine the prevalence rate and socio-demographic characteristics of oral contraceptive pills acceptors at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), Port Harcourt. Methods: A 10 year review of all clients who accepted oral contraceptive pills in the family planning clinic of the hospital from 1st January, 2008 to 31st December, 2017. Data was extracted, coded and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) IBM version 25.0 (Armonk, NY). Results: There were 1893 contraceptive acceptors during the study period, out of which 86 (4.5%) accepted the oral pills. Majority of the clients 66 (76.8%) were between the age range of 20 to 34, married 82 (95.3%), multiparous 48 (55.8%), Christians 82 (95.3%) and 82 (95.3%) had formal education. Clinical personnel were the commonest source of information on the use of oral contraceptive pills, accounting for 36 (41.8%). Conclusion: Oral contraceptive pills are methods of contraception used by young, multiparous and educated women. Only 4.5% of the women accepted OCPs during the study period therefore concerted efforts should be made to improve its uptake in the family planning clinic.

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