serum total fatty acids were estimated in controls and women using the oral contraceptives eugynon (containing 0.5 mg.of norgestron and 0.05 mg ethinyl oestradiol) and lyndiol (containing 2.5 mg. of linostrol and 0.05 mg of ethiny oestradiol) for periods ranging from 8 to 110 weeks. the serum total fatty acids level was found to be approximately 70% higher in the women using oral contraceptives...

BACKGROUND There are no accurate data regarding the real prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Spain. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of C. trachomatis infections and the risk factors for acquiring them among 1,048 young (15-24 years old) inhabitants of Laviana. METHODS The study was completed in the period between 1st November 2010 and 31st December 2011. We conducted a ca...

Abstract Background Research has paid limited attention to understanding factors that are associated with unmet contraceptive needs among female sex workers. In order fill this knowledge gap, we estimated the prevalence of and examined FSWs in semi urban Blantyre, Malawi. Methods We used systematic sampling recruit 290 workers Blantyre between February March 2019. cross sectional study, questio...

One of the government's ways to overcome growth rate and birth in Indonesia is through family planning (KB) program. Long-term contraceptive methods are an effective method delaying spacing pregnancies, as well stopping fertility. Therefore, government trying increase use long-term contraceptives, but fact that non-long-term contraceptives higher than contraceptives. This study aims determine a...

BACKGROUND In Uganda, the risk of unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions remains high due to relatively low contraceptive use. There is paucity of data on knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and practices towards modern contraceptives and, sexual and reproductive health especially among the young female university students. METHODS A survey was conducted at Makerere University main campus ...

Background Preferred methods of contraception vary from country to country. Family Planning services have been available on a large scale in Ghana since the 1980's and their use has contributed to gradual decline in the total fertility rate from 6.4 in 1988 to 4.2 in 2014. Since their introduction in Ghana in the early 1990's, Injectable contraceptives have seen increasing patronage and are cur...

OBJECTIVES To determine the knowledge and attitudes on modern contraceptive use of women living in an inner city area of Osogbo. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three hundred and fifty nine women of childbearing age were studied utilizing a community-based, descriptive, cross-sectional study design. A multistage random sampling technique was used in recruiting respondents to the study. A four-part ques...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Understanding the extent that different modern contraceptives are acceptable to different populations groups and where they get the commodities from will help in developing specific interventions that will help to scale-up the availability of the contraceptives. METHODS The study took place in urban and rural sites in six states across Nigeria. Data on acceptability a...