%0 Journal Article
%T Family Planning: Choosing Contraceptive Methods in Kongo Central Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
%A Matondo Luzunga Guy Roger
%A Lukanu Ngwala Philippe
%A Ngoma Miezi Kintaudi
%A Minuku Kinzonzi Felix
%A Kalonji Ntumba Albert
%A Nsiala Kumbu Adrien
%A Muaka Nsakala Jim
%A Lisa Mahoya Mangondo
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 372-382
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2023.132036
%X <strong>Background:</strong><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> In developing countries, access to modern contraceptive methods remains
a concern, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> (SSA)</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. Although satisfactory progress in increasing
family planning use has been observed worldwide, demand and unmet need continue
to grow. This study describes the different reasons that push women in rural
and urban areas of Kongo Central province in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC) to choose one of the modern contraceptive methods. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> A
cross-sectional, analytical study on the 705 clients recruited during the
family planning mini-campaigns organized from January to March 2021 in 8 health
zones of the Kongo Cen</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">tral Province in DRC.
Community Contraceptive Methods Distributors</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> (CCMD) collected the data,</span></span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">community health workers (CHW) trained in clinical
providers</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">กฏ</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> community family planning service. The Pearson</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">กฏ</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s Chi</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> test was used to compare the proportions
of the methods chosen in the different study variables categories, and logistic
regression was done to analyze the strength of association between the uses of </span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">l</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ong-acting reversible
contraceptives (LARC) with the study variables. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The mean age
(SD) of the clients was 25.7 years. The median number of living children was 2
children and that of pregnancies carried per client was 3. Three (3) clients
under the age of 20 out of 126 (2.4%) have 3 to 4 living children and one a up
to 6 living children. Out of a total of 705 clients, 11.1% aged under 20 and
39.1% of clients aged 20 to 24 requested LARC. Divorced and unmarried women
chose SAC and married and common-law women
%K Choice
%K Clients
%K Contraceptive
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=123432