Acceptance of contraceptive practice by grandmultiparae in Benin City, Nigeria.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
; 24(2): 145-50, 1986 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
PIP: 560 grandmultiparous women were interviewed as the their contraceptive awareness, desirability and use in the 3 major hospitals in Benin City, Nigeria, between October 1, 1980 and September, 1981. Their parity ranged from 5 to 14 with a mean of 6.7. There was a high level of awareness of contraceptive availability and usefulness (65%), but a low level of practice (27.1%). The main causes of the low practice level included opposition from the husband and other relatives, complications of previous methods used and the desire to have a large family. Oral contraceptives were the preferred method, followed by intrauterine devices. Educational attainment had a positive relationship to acceptance of contraceptive practice. A more concerted effort at family planning counseling will rid the community of the hazards of grandmultiparity. Questionnaire interviews were used to conduct the study. All the interviews were conducted by medical personnel. 201 subjects were interviewed in late pregnancy, 40 intrapartum and 319 in the early puerperium. Societal pressure to have male children was found to be a hurdle for contraceptive use. Male opposition to contraception, particulary among men in the lower socioeconomic groups, is a problem that needs to be addressed by policy makers. There is an urgent need for a national policy on family planning. As an incentive, there should be mass availability of all types of contraceptive devices free of charge to users or at least highly subsidized. Education influences that age at marriage and 1st childbirth and increases acceptance of contraceptive practice.
Palavras-chave
Acceptor Characteristics; Acceptors; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Child Worth; Data Collection; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; English Speaking Africa; Family Planning; Family Planning Programs; Family Planning Surveys; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Interviews; Kap Surveys; Marriage Age; Multiparity; Nigeria; Nonacceptor Characteristics; Nonacceptors; Opposition To Family Planning; Parity; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Sex Preference; Studies; Surveys; Western Africa
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Paridade
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Anticoncepção
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Serviços de Planejamento Familiar
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
Ano de publicação:
1986
Tipo de documento:
Article