Ajah L O, Dim C C, Ezegwui H U, Iyoke C A, Ugwu E O
a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu , Nigeria.
J Obstet Gynaecol. 2015;35(6):628-31. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2014.991287. Epub 2014 Dec 23.
Opposition by male partners is one of the barriers to contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa. The study aimed at determining the extent of male partner involvement in female contraceptive (FP) choices in Enugu, south-east Nigeria. Questionnaires were administered to 243 consecutive women attendee of family planning clinic, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu from January to June, 2012. A total of 137 women made contraceptive decisions jointly with their partners, which gave a male involvement rate of 56.4%. Only respondents' higher age (≥ 35 years) had significant association with male partner involvement in FP choices (odds ratio (OR) = 2.1; 95% confidence interval: 1.22, 3.51; p = 0.008). Covert contraceptive use rate was 4.9% (12/243). A majority of women attending the FP clinic of UNTH, Enugu involved their partners when making contraceptive choices. Male-partner-targeted family planning programme has the potential to increase uptake of contraception in our environment.
男性伴侣的反对是撒哈拉以南非洲地区使用避孕措施的障碍之一。该研究旨在确定尼日利亚东南部埃努古地区男性伴侣参与女性避孕选择的程度。2012年1月至6月，对尼日利亚大学教学医院（UNTH）埃努古计划生育诊所的243名连续就诊的女性进行了问卷调查。共有137名女性与其伴侣共同做出避孕决定，男性参与率为56.4%。仅受访者较高年龄（≥35岁）与男性伴侣参与避孕选择有显著关联（优势比（OR）=2.1；95%置信区间：1.22，3.51；p = 0.008）。秘密避孕使用率为4.9%（12/243）。在埃努古的UNTH计划生育诊所就诊的大多数女性在做出避孕选择时会让伴侣参与。针对男性伴侣的计划生育项目有可能提高我们地区的避孕措施使用率。
