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Objective To determine the social and biological characteristics of Implanonacceptors at Ibadan Nigeria,and also to describe reasons why they opt for this choice and their concerns.Methods This was a descriptive study that retrospectively reviewed all records of the Implanonacceptors from January 2006 to December 2009 at University College Hospital,Ibadan,Nigeria.Results One hundred and twenty-eight women accepted Implanonas a modern contraception accounting 4.3%of the total number of clients seen(2 972)during the period.The age range of the client that accepted Implanonwas 26-43 years with a mean of 33.6±2.4 years.Of the 128 Implanonacceptors,101(78.9%)had used other contraceptive methods before.The commonest reason for switching to Implanonby clients was failure of the contraceptive method that was previously used(32.7%).Within the first year follow-up of insertion,none of the Implanonacceptors had expressed desire for removal due to any of the side effects,and none contraceptive failure was observed during their follow-up evaluation.Conclusion The findings suggest that Implanoncould safely be used by all women of reproductive age group including those who desire future fertility.
Objective To determine the social and biological characteristics of Implanonacceptors at Ibadan Nigeria, and also to describe reasons why they opt for this choice and their concerns. Methods This was a descriptive study that retrospectively reviewed all records of the Implanonacceptors from January 2006 to December 2009 at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. Results One hundred and twenty-eight women accepted Implanonas a modern contraception accounting 4.3% of the total number of clients seen (2972) during the period. age range of the client that accepted Implanon was 26-43 years with a mean of 33.6 ± 2.4 years. Of the 128 Implanon receptors, 101 (78.9%) had used other contraceptive methods before. The commonest reason for switching to Implanon by clients was failure of the contraceptive method that was previously used (32.7%). Within the first year follow-up of insertion, none of the Implanonacceptors had expressed desire for removal due to any of the side effects, and none contraceptive failure was observed during their follow-up evaluation. Confc The The findings suggest that Implanoncould safely be used by all women of reproductive age group including those who desire future fertility.