Open AccessBarriers to acceptance of post-partum family planning among women in Montserrado County, Liberia
Author(s) -
Virginia K Kaydor,
Ikeola A. Adeoye,
Tubosun Alex Olowolafe,
Adeyemi O. Adekunle
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_96_18
Subject(s) - post partum , logistic regression , demography , confidence interval , family planning , odds ratio , medicine , abstinence , obstetrics , pregnancy , environmental health , population , research methodology , sociology , biology , genetics , pathology , psychiatry
Maternal mortality in Liberia is one of the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Post-partum family planning (PPFP) can reduce the risk of maternal mortality by preventing unwanted and closely spaced pregnancies. Yet, the uptake of PPFP is low in Liberia.