Trends and patterns of family planning methods used among women attending family planning clinic in a rural setting in sub-Sahara Africa: the case of Mbalmayo District Hospital, Cameroon.
BMC Res Notes
; 11(1): 541, 2018 Aug 02.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Family planning enables women to prevent unwanted pregnancies and control family sizes. Provision of family planning services is an essential human right. This study aimed to describe the trends and patterns of contraceptive use in a family planning clinic in a rural district hospital setting.RESULTS:
A total 313 participants who used contraceptives between March 2016 and August 2017 were included this study given a. Their mean age was 32.4 ± 1.8 years with an age range of 18-48 years. The index study estimates the rate of contraceptive use at 17.4 contraceptives per month. The most commonly used contraceptive methods were implants and IUD in 29.4 and 28.4% of the participants respectively while the least used was condoms in 8.3% of the participants. Contraceptive used are highest among those 21-40 years (83.1%) and least among adolescents less than 20 years (6.7%).Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Contraceptivo
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Serviços de Planejamento Familiar
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article