Jadelle Implant Acceptance amongst Married Women in Two Health Facilities in the Gambia

Publication date: Available online 4 July 2018Source: International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesAuthor(s): Jainaba Sey-Sawo, Haddy Tunkara-BahAbstractThe reproductive health hazards of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions have been reduced with modern contraceptive use. The study aimed to highlight the Jadelle Implant acceptance rate amongst women in The Gambia. A descriptive correlational (retrospective) study design was employed. Family planning records were reviewed from January, 2015 to December, 2015. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21. Ethical approval was granted by the Regional Health Office, Ministry of Health & Social Welfare, and the Bundung Maternal & Child Health Hospital. Results indicated that out of 3,439 acceptors of family planning for the year 2015, 660 women went in for the Jadelle representing an overall prevalence rate of 19.19%. The mean age was 29.5 years (SD± 6.3). Mean parity was 4.5 (SD ±2.4), the average number of alive children was 4.2 years (SD ±2.1) and most acceptors were housewives 638 (96.7%). A positive relationship existed between age of the last child delivered and Jadelle uptake (p<0.05). The age of last child delivered was able to predict about 26.1 % of Jadelle uptake (p<0.05). The subdermal implant has a high acceptance rate amongst women attending both health facilities, thus, reducing unintended pregnancies, induced abortion, and short birth intervals amongst women in Western Health Region1, The Gambia.
Source: International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences - Category: African Health Source Type: research