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YEAR: 1992

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

LAM acceptability among family planning clients: process analysis and

interim results of a pilot study. Draft.

AUTHORS

Wade KB; Sevilla F; Labbok MH

SOURCE

[Unpublished] 1992 Jul 30. 9, [1] p.

ABSTRACT

A 12-month pilot study was conducted in Ecuador in 4 of the 20 clinics of a private, nonprofit family planning (FP)

organization. The study clinics represented a variety of geographic and demographic areas. After staff training and

development of client educational materials, the Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) was offered as a FP option to

new clients with infants less than 6 months old who were fully or nearly fully breast feeding since birth and were

amenorrheic. Women received counseling about LAM and all other FP methods, and those who chose LAM were

advised to return for follow-up in 3 months. Data for the study were collected from client records and from interviews

with a systematic sample of 50% of the LAM acceptors to determine method knowledge, appropriate use, and method

satisfaction. During the first 6 months of the study, the 4 clinics had 2905 visits by new clients, of whom 15% had

infants less than 6 months old. Of these eligible women, 133 accepted LAM (for 73% this was their first method of

FP). LAM was used correctly by 77% of acceptors at 3 clinics for an average of 3.5 months, and 75% were satisfied

with the method. The fourth clinic, which served an indigenous community, had difficulty recruiting women into the

study. Acceptors from this clinic also relied on lactational amenorrhea beyond the 6-month limit of LAM. Three

pregnancies occurred, all among women who did not meet LAM criteria. This study of LAM led to more timely

insertions of IUDs (previously the clinics waited return to menses) and demonstrated that LAM could be introduced in

free-standing clinics, is generally used correctly, and is associated with high efficacy. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT3T 1542-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "LAM acceptability among family planning clients: process

analysis and interim results of a pilot study. Draft.", is(are) Wade KB; Sevilla F; Labbok MH. The source of this

article is "[Unpublished] 1992 Jul 30. 9, [1] p.". This article was published in 1992 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 1542-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 11542

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