Modern contraceptives discontinuation, method switching and associated factors among clients at the family planning clinic of a tertiary hospital in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria

Autor:	Peter A. Awoyesuku, Simeon C. Amadi, Basil O. Altraide
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Family planning business.industry Family medicine medicine Port harcourt business Discontinuation
Zdroj:	International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology. 10:5
ISSN:	2320-1789 2320-1770
DOI:	10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20205746
Popis:	Background: Contraceptive discontinuation and switching to less effective methods, often leads to unintended pregnancies and reduces the impact of family planning programs. To understand what drives contraceptive use behavior, it is important to identify factors that influence discontinuation and switching. This study sought to determine the discontinuation rates, reasons for discontinuation or switching, and assess associated factors among women in Port Harcourt.Methods: A retrospective descriptive study, of women 15-48 years who accepted a modern method, over a five-year period from 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2018 was carried out. Information on age, parity, education, contraceptive use intention, method and duration of use, reason for discontinuation, and method switching, were extracted from their hospital records. Coded data were entered into Excel spreadsheet and exported to SPSS version 20 for statistical analysis at significance level of P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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