Contraceptive method mix and preference: A focus on long acting reversible contraception in Urban Cameroon.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Meeting targets of the Sustainable Development Goals in the domain of maternal health and the Family Planning 2020 commitments for Cameroon requires an increased use of modern contraception. Long acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are methods which have been proven highly efficient with contraceptive failure rates of less than 1%. The objective of this survey was to determine the contraceptive method mix in the Biyem-Assi Health District and identify factors associated to the use of LARCs. METHODOLOGY:A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted from March 2015 to April 2015 targeting current female contraceptive users of childbearing age in the Biyem-Assi Health District. A multistep cluster sampling was used and data collected by trained surveyors using a pret

SUBMITTER: Ajong AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6107242 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature