Knowledge, attitude and readiness to use contraceptives among postpartum women at a tertiary hospital in southwest Nigeria.

Readiness to use contraceptives among women attending postnatal clinic in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Authors

  • Olayinka Oladunjoye Ogunbode Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Temitope Azeez Olukunke Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2451-6937
  • Rukiyat Adeola Abdus-salam Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55320/mjz.50.3.411

Keywords:

Post-partum contraception, Post-natal clinic, Family planning, Contraceptive counselling

Abstract

Background: Postpartum family planning is vital in the prevention of unintended pregnancy and closely spaced pregnancies in the first year post-delivery. This study was designed to examine the postpartum women’s knowledge, attitude, belief and readiness to contraceptive use.

Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the postnatal clinic of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria using an interviewer-assisted structured questionnaire among one hundred and ninety-four consenting recently delivered women. Data was analysed using IBM Statistics for Windows Version 23.0. Tests of association was done using chi-square and statistical significance was set at p-value of < 0.05.

Results: Many of the respondents (60.8%) were in the age group 30-39 years and the majority (90.3%) had tertiary level of education. Most of the respondents got their information from health talks at antenatal clinic (42.8%) and health workers (42.3%). The majority (82.5%) of respondents were aware of contraception and 157(80.9%) intended to use contraceptives, however, only 54(34.4%) were willing to adopt a method at the postnatal clinic visit. The most preferred contraceptive methods were implants (23.4%). Respondents with three or more children alive(p=0.001), had statistically significant associations with prior use of contraception while those with the tertiary level of education(p=0.001) and of the Christian religion (p=<0.001) had statistically significant associations with good knowledge of contraception. 

Conclusion:  The knowledge and readiness to use contraceptives was high but only about half were willing to adopt a method at the postnatal clinic. Robust prenatal counselling may help to increase the uptake of postpartum contraception.

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Author Biographies

  • Olayinka Oladunjoye Ogunbode, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Reader

  • Temitope Azeez Olukunke, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Postgraduate Fellow

  • Rukiyat Adeola Abdus-salam, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Senior lecturer

Published

31-01-2024

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How to Cite

Knowledge, attitude and readiness to use contraceptives among postpartum women at a tertiary hospital in southwest Nigeria.: Readiness to use contraceptives among women attending postnatal clinic in Ibadan, Nigeria. (2024). Medical Journal of Zambia, 50(3), 226-239. https://doi.org/10.55320/mjz.50.3.411

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