@article{ajphr2019751,
author={{Chizoba, Onyema Malachy and Ifunanya, Nwafor Johnbosco and Chinwe, Oliobi Wendy and Chijioke, Okoye Paschal and Nnenna, Nweke Assumpta and Nkiruka, Uche-Nwidagu Bridget},
title={Uptake of Subdermal Contraceptive Implants in Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki},
journal={American Journal of Public Health Research},
volume={7},
number={5},
pages={167--170},
year={2019},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajphr/7/5/1},
issn={2327-6703},
abstract={<b>Background:</b> Subdermal contraceptive implant is one of the major forms of long acting reversible progestogen-only contraceptives. It is very reliable and its acceptance is on the increase globally. There is a need to evaluate its use among women of reproductive age group in Abakaliki. <b>Aim:</b> To review the uptake and discontinuation of Subdermal contraceptive implants-Jadelle and Implanon at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> This was a 3-year retrospective study undertaken between 1<SUP>st</SUP> January 2013 to 31<SUP>st</SUP> December, 2015 which involved 516 study participants. Client characteristics, the reason for implant uptake and reason for discontinuation of contraceptive implants were collected using a specially designed proforma. The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 22. <b>Result:</b> The implant acceptance rate over the study period was 50.2%, and it represents the highest contraceptive uptake in the facility. The mean age of the clients was 31.87¡À4.94 years, while the mean parity was 4.75¡À2.33. Majority (326/516) 63.2% had Jadelle while the remaining 190 clients (36.8%) had Implanon inserted. Most of the clients were aged between 20 and 34 years, and were multiparous. Majority (61.7%) of the clients got the information from health care personnel, while the media was the least source of contraceptive information. The discontinuation rate for implants in the facility was 20.2%, (16.1% for Jadelle and 4.1% for Implanon). There was no pregnancy recorded among the client during the study period. The commonest reasons given for discontinuation of the contraceptive method was the desire for more pregnancies. <b>Conclusion:</b> Contraceptive implants are the commonest form of contraceptive uptake in our facility. The pearl index was 0% with a high discontinuation rate.},
doi={10.12691/ajphr-7-5-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}