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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Correlates of contraceptive failure among clients attending an antenatal

clinic in Nairobi.

AUTHORS

Obwaka W; Ruminjo JK; Ndavi PN; Sekadde-Kigondu C

SOURCE

East African Medical Journal. 1997 Sep;74(9):561-5.

ABSTRACT

A study of 100 cases of contraceptive failure found among women attending the antenatal clinic at Kenyatta National

Hospital (Nairobi, Kenya) in a 10-week period and 100 controls from the same clinic with a planned pregnancy

investigated the factors associated with contraceptive failure. The primary methods used in the contraceptive failure

group were oral contraceptives (n = 43), natural family planning (n = 20), IUDs (n = 14), and condoms (n = 13). High

parity (3 or more) and a high number of living children (3-9) were associated with increased risks of contraceptive

failure (odds ratio (OR), 3.7 and 4.6, respectively). Other risk factors included a short (0-24 months) inter-birth interval

(OR, 3.8), inadequate counseling at contraceptive initiation on possible side effects (OR, 3.8), receipt of counseling

from a nonmedical source (OR, 2.3), breast feeding (OR, 12.9), and short duration (0-12 months) of contraceptive use

(OR, 3.3). 51 cases acknowledged that they had been noncompliant with recommended method use. 30% of women

who experienced contraceptive failure were unhappy about their current pregnancy. These findings identify a need to

ensure that health care providers are properly trained to counsel women about contraceptive use and the importance

of method compliance. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 519-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Correlates of contraceptive failure among clients attending

an antenatal clinic in Nairobi.", is(are) Obwaka W; Ruminjo JK; Ndavi PN; Sekadde-Kigondu C. The source of this

article is "East African Medical Journal. 1997 Sep;74(9):561-5.". This article was published in 1997 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 519-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 5519

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