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Discontinuation of long‐acting reversible contraception versus short‐term hormonal methods in urban Ghana: A pilot longitudinal study
Author(s) -
Rominski Sarah D.,
Manu Abubakar,
Maya Ernest,
Morhe Emmanuel S.K.,
Dalton Vanessa K.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/ijgo.12518
Subject(s) - medicine , discontinuation , hormonal contraception , long acting reversible contraception , term (time) , hormone , family planning , longitudinal study , gynecology , obstetrics , population , research methodology , environmental health , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics
In this pilot study, women who adopted long‐acting reversible contraception were more likely to still be using their method at 1 year than were women who adopted short‐term hormonal methods.