Contraception, pregnancy, and peripartum experiences among women with epilepsy in Bhutan.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Reports on the reproductive health of women with epilepsy (WWE) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are limited. Bhutan is a lower income country with a high estimated prevalence of epilepsy and no out-of-pocket payment requirements for health visits or medications.

Methods

We developed a 10-category survey to interview WWE ages 20-59 years in the Kingdom of Bhutan to understand their contraceptive use and peripartum experiences. WWE were recruited from 2016-2017 from an existing epilepsy cohort and their reproductive health data were merged with epilepsy and socioeconomic data obtained from initial clinical evaluations performed between 2014 and 2016.

Results

Of the 134 WWE eligible for the study, 94 were reachable and there was 1 refusal to part

SUBMITTER: Halani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5696018 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature