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YEAR: 1992

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

New contraceptive implant receives wide acclaim in Nigeria.

AUTHORS

Landry E

SOURCE

New African. 1992 Jun;:19.

ABSTRACT

Over 95% of 1286 Nigerian women who participated in a study involving the contraceptive implant, Norplant, think it is

an effective and convenient method of contraception. The study was conducted between 1989 and 1991 by the New

York-based Association of Voluntary Surgical Contraception (AVSC) in cooperation with five Nigerian university

hospitals. Norplant consists of six small plastic rods, about the size of matchsticks. The rods are inserted under

the skin of a woman's upper arm. They prevent pregnancy for up to 5 years. Norplant has been approved as a safe

and effective method of contraception in 23 countries, including Finland, Kenya, Thailand and the US. Efforts are

now under way for the formal approval of Norplant in Nigeria. Over 95% of the women involved in the Nigerian study

said they would recommend the method to a friend. A solid 88% of them continued to use the method during the

entire length of the study without asking for the implants to be removed. The women were on average 30 years of age

and had four living children. Over half of them said they planned to have more children in the future. One of the main

reasons the women said they liked Norplant was because of its convenience. During interviews, some said they

were worried about forgetting to take oral contraceptives--a worry eliminated by Norplant. According to the AVSC, the

women were thoroughly counseled about the possible side effects of Norplant, notably menstrual irregularities.

Some of them considered the side effects to be normal, and most were able to cope well with them when they

occurred. Over 90% of the women said their husbands knew about, and approved of, their using the method. The five

Nigerian hospitals that participated in the study were Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Ogun State Ministry of

Health Hospital, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and the

University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 1575-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "New contraceptive implant receives wide acclaim in

Nigeria.", is(are) Landry E. The source of this article is "New African. 1992 Jun;:19.". This article was published in

1992 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 1575-06. All rights reserved with

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