%0 Journal Article
%T Knowledge and Practice of Family Planning in Dschang Municipality, Cameroon
%A CK Fusi-Ngwa
%A VK Payne
%A AN Asakizi
%A BF Katte
%J African Journal of Reproductive Health
%D 2013
%I Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC)
%X This study was conducted to examine factors which influence contraception in order to ameliorate services. For 12 consecutive months, 706 consenting women on fertility control presenting at the Dschang District Hospital, Cameroon were interviewed and cervical/blood samples collected for analysis. Study respondents were aged 15-50 years (mean 33.61¡À6.29 years). Levonorgestrel implants (46.7%) and medroxyprogesterone injections (27.6%) were cost effective over the intrauterine copper device (9.5%), Norgestrel (7.8%), Norethisterone enanthate (6.7%), male condoms (6.4%), Progestin only pills (1.4%) and spermicides (1.1%). Lack of expertise precluded tubal ligation or implants and vasectomy. Stigmatization, male rejection, giving or taking methods without adequate laboratory services or regular health checks and failure to recognize or report adverse reproductive health changes impacted on contraception. Genital infections were identified in 33.7% respondents, vaginal candidiasis 20%, bacterial vaginosis 19%, HIV/AIDS 9%, chlamydia 6% and <2% other traditional venereal diseases. Sensitization, education, improved diagnostics and attitude change were adopted. R¨¦sum¨¦ Cette ¨¦tude a ¨¦t¨¦ men¨¦e pour examiner les facteurs qui influent sur la contraception dans le but d'am¨¦liorer les services. Pendant 12 mois cons¨¦cutifs, 706 femmes consentantes sur le contr le de la fertilit¨¦ qui fr¨¦quentent l'h pital de district de Dschang, au Cameroun ont ¨¦t¨¦ interview¨¦es et des ¨¦chantillons des cols de l¡¯ut¨¦rus /du sang ont ¨¦t¨¦ pr¨¦lev¨¦s pour analyse. Les participantes ¨¤ l'¨¦tude ¨¦taient ag¨¦es de 15-50 ans (moyenne ¡À 33,61 6,29 ann¨¦es). Les implants au l¨¦vonorgestrel (46,7%) et les injections de m¨¦droxyprogest¨¦rone (27,6%) ¨¦taient rentables sur le dispositif intra-ut¨¦rin (9,5%), Norgestrel (7,8%), Norethisterone ¨¦nanthate (6,7%), les pr¨¦servatifs masculins (6,4%), les pilules progestatives seulement (1,4%) et les spermicides (1,1%). Le manque d'expertise a emp¨ºch¨¦ la ligature des trompes ou des implants et la vasectomie. La stigmatisation, le rejet du male, le don ou la prise des m¨¦thodes sans des services de laboratoire ad¨¦quats ou des bilans de sant¨¦ r¨¦guliers et l'incapacit¨¦ ¨¤ reconna tre ou ¨¤ d¨¦clarer des changements d¨¦favorables de sant¨¦ de la reproduction a eu une influence sur la contraception. Les infections g¨¦nitales ont ¨¦t¨¦ identifi¨¦es chez 33,7% des personnes interrog¨¦es, la candidose vaginale 20%, la vaginose bact¨¦rienne 19%, le VIH / sida 9%, 6% et chlamydia <2% d'autres maladies v¨¦n¨¦riennes classiques. La sensibilisation, l¡¯¨¦ducation, ont am¨¦lior¨¦ les diagnostics et l¡¯on a adopt¨¦ les changements d'attitude.
%U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajrh/article/view/86441