| Literature DB >> 1755471 |
Abstract
From 1983 to 1988, natural family planning programs were conducted in Liberia and Zambia. In Liberia 1055 and in Zambia 2709 women used natural family planning to avoid pregnancy. These users could become pregnant, discontinue use of the method, or become autonomous users. Women who changed intention did not stop use of natural family planning and were not treated as discontinuations. In a multivariate analysis, client's age, breastfeeding status, employment, urban/rural residence, time of registration in the program, and visit intensity were significantly associated with the outcomes. The most consistent association was that women who entered the programs in the later time periods were more likely to become autonomous users and less likely to discontinue use of the method or to experience an accidental pregnancy.Entities:
Keywords: Acceptors; Acceptors, New; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Biology; Contraception; Contraception Continuation--determinants; Contraception Failure; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Dropout Characteristics; Dropouts; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Family Planning; Family Planning Program Evaluation; Family Planning Programs; Family Planning, Behavioral Methods; Liberia; Natural Family Planning; Obstacles; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Western Africa; Zambia
Mesh：
Year: 1991 PMID： 1755471 DOI： 10.1016/s0002-9378(11)90582-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol ISSN： 0002-9378 Impact factor: 8.661