Overview of Contraceptive Use in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto North Western Nigeria

Autor: Karima Abubakar Tunau, Swati Singh, Abubakar Panti, Emmanuel Nwobodo, Mairo Hassan, Saratu Bello, Aisha Ibrahim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 13, Iss 6, Pp QC01-QC05 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2019/41547.12960
Popis: Introduction: Family planning is a proven and cost-effective health intervention. Use of contraception has been reported to be low in developing countries. Aim: To determine the trend of acceptance of contraception and the preferred methods of modern contraception in the new fertility research unit of Usmanu Danfodiyo university teaching hospital Sokoto, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a 10-year retrospective study involving all acceptors of modern contraceptive methods from the January 2008 to the December 2017. All case notes and theatre records were accessed. The data extracted were analysed using IBM SPSS version 23.0. Data were analysed using frequencies and percentages. Chi-square test was used for associations and level of significance was set at p
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