Rabiu Ayyuba, Abubakar Idris Sulaiman, Garba Ibrahim, Haruna Iman Usman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bayero University Kano, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
Ann Afr Med. 2016 Apr-Jun;15(2):58-62. doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.176203.
Grand multiparity is known to be associated with pregnancy complications. Nigeria with a contraceptive prevalence of <15% and culture of early marriage in the northern part of the country, many women get to grand multiparity early in their obstetric carriers. These women contribute significantly to the bad obstetric performance indices in the country. The present study was to explore the contraceptive choices among grand multiparous women.
This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study among grand multiparous women attending an antenatal clinic. Data were collected on sociodemographic characteristics, contraceptive choices, and factors that influence such choices. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 18.
There were 219 respondents. The mean age was 33.05 ± 3.17, and the mean parity was 6.48 ± 1.83. Most of the respondents (208, 95.50%) were aware of modern contraceptive methods, and oral contraceptive was the method of most of the respondents (197, 90.00%). Only 92 (42.00%) were currently using a modern contraceptive method. Being convenient for the lifestyle was the reason for the choice of a contraceptive method by many of the respondents (42, 19.10%).
There was high awareness of modern contraceptive methods; however, there was low use prevalence among respondents, and the desire for more pregnancy was the reason for the nonuse.
众所周知，多产与妊娠并发症有关。尼日利亚的避孕普及率低于15%，且该国北部存在早婚文化，许多女性在产科生涯早期就进入多产状态。这些女性对该国不良的产科表现指标有很大影响。本研究旨在探讨多产女性的避孕选择。
本研究是一项对在产前诊所就诊的多产女性进行的描述性横断面研究。收集了社会人口学特征、避孕选择以及影响这些选择的因素的数据。使用社会科学统计软件包第18版对数据进行分析。
共有219名受访者。平均年龄为33.05±3.17岁，平均产次为6.48±1.83次。大多数受访者（208名，95.50%）知晓现代避孕方法，口服避孕药是大多数受访者（197名，90.00%）选择的方法。目前仅有92名（42.00%）使用现代避孕方法。许多受访者（42名，19.10%）选择避孕方法的原因是其方便生活方式。
对现代避孕方法的知晓率较高；然而，受访者中的使用率较低，不使用的原因是希望生育更多子女。
