BACKGROUND In rural areas of Kenya, where the majority of Kenya's population lives, contraceptive use remains low compared with that in urban areas (37% vs. 47%). Inadequate access to family planning services in rural areas is partly due to fewer health facilities and the shortage of health care workers. Community-based access to injectable contraceptives can improve access for rural population...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated the effect of immediate postpartum depot medroxyprogesterone (DMPA) on breastfeeding cessation within 6 weeks postpartum. STUDY DESIGN At low-income-serving obstetric and pediatric clinics, eligible mothers within 1 year postpartum were recruited to participate in a retrospective cohort study. The 183 participants completed a self-administered survey. Surveys w...

The objective of this study was to investigate whether follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels can be used reliably to indicate approaching menopause in older (aged 40-49), long-term users of depomedroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and norethisterone enanthate (NET-EN). One-hundred and seventeen women using DMPA, 60 NET-EN users and 161 nonusers of contraception were recruited. At recruitment,...

BACKGROUND: Depomedroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is one of the most effective contraceptive methods currently widely used. Injectable contraceptives, including DMPA, are growing in popularity because their ease use, effectiveness and affordability. The use DMPA also has advantages such as not interfering with sexual relations, does need male participation, require storage space, easy to obtai...

This article summarizes the results of two recent WHO supported clinical studies in Indonesia to assess the potential of progestogen-androgen combinations as a development, TheJirst study was carried ou and at two dose levels: 100 mg DMPA ptus is carried out in Indonesia, in which male v I9-NT. In both cases, 250 mg DMPA was injected IM at week 0, 6, the first seven weekls and then at 3-weekly ...

Ethiopia has made notable progress in increasing awareness and knowledge of family planning and is considered a success story among funders and program planners. Yet unmet need among rural women (28.6%) is almost double that of urban women (15.5%), with a wide gap in total fertility rate depending on urban (2.6) or rural (5.5) residence. This study investigates the impact of a service delivery ...

In the centrosymmetric dinuclear title complex, [Sm(2)(C(10)H(11)O(4))(6)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)], the Sm(III) ion is nine-coordinated by seven O atoms of five 2-(3,4-dimeth-oxy-phen-yl)acetate (DMPA) ligands and two N atoms of one bis-chelating 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligand, forming a distorted tricapped trigonal-prismatic environment. The DMPA ligands coordinate in bis-chelate, bridging and br...

Kontrasepsi suntik Depo Medroxy Progesterone Acetate (DMPA) salah satu metode kontrasepsi yang banyak digunakan pasangan usia subur. Ketidaktepatan pemilihan alat dapat menimbulkan diskontinuitas penggunaan dan berakibat kegagalan kontrasepsi. Penyedia layanan kesehatan harus memahami hal-hal memengaruhi sehingga memberikan edukasi tepat terkait dengan Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentif...