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YEAR: 2005

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Birth intervals and injectable contraception in sub-Saharan Africa.

AUTHORS

Ngianga-Bakwin K; Stones RW

SOURCE

Contraception. 2005;71:353-356.

ABSTRACT

The interval between births is associated with child survival in the developing world. We aimed to investigate

associations between use of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate and other reversible contraception and short birth

intervals in sub-Saharan Africa. Data from successive Demographic and Health Surveys undertaken in nine African

countries were analyzed. Logistic regression was used to explain changes in the proportion of short birth intervals in

four countries with relatively high use of reversible contraception. The overall odds ratio for the trend was 0.90 (95%

CI 0.84 to 0.95) and this was unaffected by adjusting for the other variables. The odds of a short birth interval were

reduced by exclusive breastfeeding (OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.58 to 0.78) and increased by use of injectable contraception

(OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.38). The proportion of short birth intervals has changed little over the last decade in a

context of very low use of the intrauterine device. Widespread adoption of injectable contraception is associated with

greater odds of a short birth interval, thus not contributing favorable conditions for improved child health.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 73-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Birth intervals and injectable contraception in sub-Saharan

Africa.", is(are) Ngianga-Bakwin K; Stones RW. The source of this article is "Contraception. 2005;71:353-356.".

This article was published in 2005 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 73-06. All rights

reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 73

This article is peer-reviewed.

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