TITLE:
Women’s Preferential Contraceptive Methods in Publics’ Family Planning Centers in Lomé (Togo, West Africa): A Prospective Study of 734 Cases
AUTHORS:
Amah Biova Adama-Hondégla, Abdoul-Samadou Aboubakari, Kodjo Fiagnon, Akila Bassowa, Essohana Joseph Badabadi, Koffi Akpadza
KEYWORDS:
Contraception, Women, Preferences, Reasons of Choice, Lomé, Togo (Africa)
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.5 No.10,
September
14,
2015
ABSTRACT: Justification and Objectives: The reasons for the choice
of contraceptive methods in Lomé were insufficiently documented. The current
study aimed to identify preferential contraceptive methods in women in Lomé and
the reasons for the choices. Materials and Methods: Prospective study conducted
on 734 clients recruited in five family planning centers in the municipality of
Lomé over a period of 3 months (30th September to 30th December 2005). Data were collected by direct interview and processed by Excel
and Epi info 7 software. Results: Contraceptive methods preferred in descending
order were: Medroxyprogesterone acetate injection (51.6%), Norethisterone
enantate injection (17.3%), inert Intra Uterine Device (12.0%), Progestogen
implants (11.0%), combined oral pills (8.03%) and spermicide jelly (0.1%). The
main reasons for choices were the method’s reversibility (32.56%) and its long
acting property; especially in illiterate women (p 10-10).
Friends and medical staff counted for the choice in 9.26%. In 76.87% of cases,
the husbands were reported to agree with the chosen methods. Conclusion: The
choice of contraceptive methods in Lomé was mainly guided by the notion of
reversibility and its long acting property. The focus should be put more on the
quality of counselling towards women with low education level.