ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to assess emergency contraception knowledge, attitude and practices among female students at Parakou University. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted on 570 female students recruited after cluster sampling in the various university departments. A predefined questionnaire was used to interview students after they consented to participate in the survey. The data collected were analysed by Epi Info software and variables were compared by Chi-square test with a limit of significance of 5%. RESULTS: More than half of the students (51%) were familiar with the emergency contraception method and had been informed by friends and the media. Only 18% of them had already used this method at least once following unprotected sexual intercourse. Most of them were under the age of 24 and reported having irregular sexual partners. CONCLUSION: Students were familiar with and had easy access to the method. However, repeated use of this method highlights the need for better information of these students concerning classical methods of contraception. An awareness campaign should be conducted on the campus in order to reduce the currently high rate of non-medical clandestine abortion.
Subject(s)
Contraception, Postcoital , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Students , Adolescent , Adult , Benin , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Universities , Young AdultABSTRACT
Objective The main purpose of this article is to define prognosis of pregnancies in epileptic women in Benin. Methods This was a case-control study that included 54 epileptic women who had at least one pregnancy matched to 162 controls on age, pregnancy term, and monitoring center. Information about epilepsy, treatment, pregnancy, and childbirth were collected. A logistic regression with odds ratio (OR) calculation was used to study the association. Results During pregnancy 22.22% of epileptic women experienced an increase in seizure frequency. Epileptics had more frequent miscarriages (OR: 1.84 [1.01-3.51]), more incidents during pregnancy (OR: 4.03 [1.04-15.60]), and were more often hospitalized (OR: 3.35 [1.46-7.69]) than women without epilepsy. They, more often, had premature children before 37 weeks of amenorrhea (OR: 2.10 [1.12-3.91]) and gave birth to low-birth-weight children (OR = 2.17 [1.00-4.76]). Conclusion Occurrence of a pregnancy in an epileptic woman in Benin is at risk and requires multidisciplinary monitoring by both neurologist and obstetrician to reduce complications.
ABSTRACT
Contexte et objectif. L'éviction des infections sexuellement transmissibles et du VIH (IST/VIH) chez les jeunes et adolescents passe par l'adoption de comportement sexuel sain. L'objectif était de décrire les comportements sexuels à risque d'IST/VIH chez les élèves du secondaire du CEG1 de Natitingou en 2020. Méthodes. Il s'est agi d'une étude transversale à visée analytique qui s'était déroulée au CEG1 de Natitingou. Ont été inclus dans l'étude, les élèves régulièrement inscrit au CEG1 de Natitingou. Résultats. Les élèves du CEG1 de Natitingou avaient des comportements sexuels à risque dans 28,71%. Ils fréquentaient les professionnelles de sexe dans 5,9 % et le préservatif était utilisé occasionnellement (55 %). Les élèves filles (17 %) avaient des rapports sexuels, en compensation de l'argent. La partouze a été pratiquée dans 9,9 % des cas. Le sexe masculin (p= 0,011), l'âge (p< 0,0001), l'auto prise en charge des frais d'étude (p= 0,037) et la méconnaissance des élèves sur les IST/SIDA (p= 0,041) étaient associés de manière indépendante à l'adoption d'un comportement sexuel à risque. Conclusion. Les adolescents du CEG1 de Natitingou ont des comportements sexuels à risque d'IST/VIH. L'école, l'environnement religieux et les parents doivent s'unir pour amener les jeunes à réduire les comportements à risque