Postpartum contraceptive choices among women attending a well-baby clinic in Ghana
| Autor: | Vanessa K. Dalton, Baafuor K. Opoku, Gerald O. Asubonteng, Cornelius A. Turpin, Frank Ankobea, Emmanuel S.K. Morhe |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Counseling Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Outpatient Clinics Hospital Adolescent Demographics Child Health Services Choice Behavior Ghana Teaching hospital Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Maternity care 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires Intervention (counseling) Humans Medicine Hospitals Teaching Contraception Behavior Pregnancy 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Postpartum Period Infant Newborn Infant Obstetrics and Gynecology General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Contraception Family planning Family Planning Services Family medicine Female business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 138:219-224 |
| ISSN: | 0020-7292 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ijgo.12216 |
| Popis: | Objective To assess postpartum contraceptive choices among women attending a well-baby clinic in Ghana. Methods From April 1 to May 31, 2011, a descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among women who attended the well-baby clinic of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, at 6–24 months after delivery. Participants were consecutively recruited and interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires. Data were collected on demographics, exposure to family planning counseling, message content, and postpartum contraceptive choices. Differences between the profiles of women who did or did not take up postpartum family planning were assessed. Results Of the 200 women enrolled, 44 (22.0%) wanted no more children and the last pregnancy was unintended among 88 (44.0%). In all, 110 (55.0%) women took up postpartum contraception, with the calendar method (n=57; 51.8%) and injectable contraceptives (n=22; 20.0%) cited as popular choices. Family planning counseling was received at the prenatal clinic by 47 (23.5%) women, with 12 (6.0%) given written referrals on the postnatal ward. More previous contraceptive users than previous non-users chose long-acting or permanent postpartum methods (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Plný text