dc.contributor.author | Ruminjo, JK | |
dc.contributor.author | Sekadde-Kigondu, CB | |
dc.contributor.author | Karanja, JG | |
dc.contributor.author | Rivera, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Nasution, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Nutley, T | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-26T11:36:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-26T11:36:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Contraception. 2005 Aug;72(2):138-45. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16022854 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17092 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: We compared 12-month continuation rates, menstrual bleeding patterns and other aspects of acceptability between users of Cyclofem and users of Depo-Provera.
METHODS:
The life-table method was used to calculate quarterly continuation rates. In all, 360 Kenyan women were randomly assigned to one of the two contraceptives. User-satisfaction questionnaires were administered at 6 and 12 months or at discontinuation, whichever occurred first.
RESULTS:
The 1-year continuation rate was 75.4% for Depo-Provera users versus 56.5% for Cyclofem users (p<.001). Main reasons for discontinuation included difficulty making clinic visits (45.1% for Cyclofem vs. 40% for Depo-Provera), menstrual changes (14.1% vs. 12.5%) and nonmenstrual problems (15.5% vs. 12.5%). None of the Depo-Provera users and 8.5% of the Cyclofem users claimed frequency of visits as the main reason for discontinuation. In all, 70.6% of the Depo-Provera users were amenorrheic after 12 months, as were 20.8% of the Cyclofem users.
CONCLUSIONS:
The 1-year continuation rate was higher for Depo-Provera than for Cyclofem. There was no important difference in discontinuation rates because of menstrual problems; the difference mainly reflected the frequency of visits required. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Comparative acceptability of combined and progestin-only injectable contraceptives in Kenya | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, Nairob | en |