PMID- 30264764
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190523
LR  - 20220321
IS  - 1117-1936 (Print)
VI  - 25
IP  - 3
DP  - 2018 Jul-Sep
TI  - Barriers to acceptance of post-partum family planning among women in Montserrado 
      County, Liberia.
PG  - 143-148
LID - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_96_18 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality in Liberia is one of the highest in Sub-Saharan 
      Africa. Post-partum family planning (PPFP) can reduce the risk of maternal 
      mortality by preventing unwanted and closely spaced pregnancies. Yet, the uptake 
      of PPFP is low in Liberia. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the barriers to acceptance 
      of PPFP use among women in Montserrado County, Liberia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A 
      cross-sectional facility-based survey was conducted using a multistage sampling 
      technique to select 378 women within 12 months' post-partum period. RESULTS: 
      About half of our respondents were <25 years (52.9%), 24.1% were married, 66.4% 
      had at least secondary education and 92.1% were Christians. The most commonly 
      reported barriers were the fear of side effects (22.0%) and the post-partum 
      abstinence (22.2%). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that being within 
      the early post-partum period, i.e., within the first 6 months (adjusted odds 
      ratio [AOR] = 0.23, 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.09-0.60] and lack of access 
      to PPFP [AOR = 0.22, 95% CI [0.09-0.52]). Importantly, women who were married 
      [AOR = 1.686, 95% CI (0.65, 4.36)] and those who were aware of PPFP [AOR 3.69, 
      95% CI (1.224, 11.096)] increased the likelihood of using PPFP. CONCLUSION: 
      Important barriers to the utilisation of PPFP in Liberia were being within early 
      post-partum period, lack of access and awareness of PPFP including myths and 
      misconception. Therefore, health communication targeting mothers for PPFP at 
      every contact with maternal and childcare services should be encouraged.
FAU - Kaydor, Virginia K
AU  - Kaydor VK
AD  - Pan African University Life and Earth Science Institute (PAULESI); Department 
      Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, 
      University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
FAU - Adeoye, Ikeola A
AU  - Adeoye IA
AD  - Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, 
      College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
FAU - Olowolafe, Tubosun A
AU  - Olowolafe TA
AD  - Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, 
      College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
FAU - Adekunle, Adeyemi O
AU  - Adekunle AO
AD  - Pan African University Life and Earth Science Institute (PAULESI); Department 
      Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, 
      University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Nigeria
TA  - Niger Postgrad Med J
JT  - The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal
JID - 9613595
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - *Family Planning Services
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - *Health Services Accessibility
MH  - Humans
MH  - Liberia
MH  - *Patient Acceptance of Health Care
MH  - Postpartum Period
MH  - Young Adult
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Barriers
OT  - post-partum family planning
OT  - post-partum period
OT  - utilisation
COIS- There are no conflicts of interest
EDAT- 2018/09/29 06:00
MHDA- 2019/05/24 06:00
CRDT- 2018/09/29 06:00
PHST- 2018/09/29 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/09/29 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/05/24 06:00 [medline]
AID - NigerPostgradMedJ_2018_25_3_143_242210 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_96_18 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Niger Postgrad Med J. 2018 Jul-Sep;25(3):143-148. doi: 10.4103/npmj.npmj_96_18.