Acceptance of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device among women attending antenatal care in a low‐resource setting in Nigeria

Acceptance of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device among women attending antenatal care in a low‐resource setting in Nigeria

Objective To assess the level of awareness, acceptance, and any identifiable barriers to the use of postpartum intrauterine devices (PPIUDs) among pregnant women receiving care in a low‐resource setting in Nigeria. Methods A pretested interviewer‐administered questionnaire was used to obtain relevan...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of gynecology and obstetrics 2020-02, Vol.148 (2), p.181-186
Hauptverfasser: Ezugwu, Euzebus C., Achara, John I., Ezugwu, Onyinye C., Ezegwui, Hyginus U.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Contraception
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family planning
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Intrauterine devices
Intrauterine Devices - statistics & numerical data
Nigeria
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Postpartum contraception
Postpartum IUD
Postpartum Period - psychology
Poverty
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care - methods
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To assess the level of awareness, acceptance, and any identifiable barriers to the use of postpartum intrauterine devices (PPIUDs) among pregnant women receiving care in a low‐resource setting in Nigeria. Methods A pretested interviewer‐administered questionnaire was used to obtain relevant data from all consenting pregnant women receiving antenatal care at Polyclinic and Uwani health center in the city of Enugu from January 1 to March 31, 2018. Data were entered and analyzed using Epi Info statistical software. P
ISSN:0020-7292
1879-3479
DOI:10.1002/ijgo.13027