Factors that Determine Utilisation of Mordern Contraceptives in East; Central and Southern Africa

A cross-sectional study to determine modern contraceptives utilization among women aged between 15 and 19 years was performed between September and October; 1991 in 5 countries of East Central and Southern Africa. The study involved both rural and urban area of Kenya; Uganda; Mauritius; Swaziland and Zambia. A total of 4513 women were interviewed of whom 2418 (53.6) were from the urban areas while 2096 (46.4were from the rural areas. The percentage distribution of contraceptive users was 33.2in urban and 48.9in rural areas. The proportion of users of traditional/natural contraception was 38.5. Overall the prevalence of contraceptive use was 29.5. Thus the natural/traditional methods were most popular in the region. The user rate of modern contraceptive methods ranged from 6.8for Zambia to 60for Mauritius. The study revealed that contraceptive prevalence rates were higher among women in urban areas (60) than in rural areas (40). The main factors influencing contraceptive use in order of importance included distance from residence to clinics; level of education attained; parity; marital status; approval by husbands/boyfriends and knowledge of family planning methods. Contraceptive use was highest in the age group of 20 to 34 years while it was lowest among young women aged 15-19 years

Proceedings of the Regional Conference on policy Implecations of Reproductive Health Research Results in East; Central and Southern Africa; August 17 - 18; 1993; Lilongwe - Malawi

For the first time in East; Central; and Southern Africa; leaders and experts in health met at a landmark conference that helped forge strategies to make results of health contribute to the betterment of the people in the region. The meeting; which brought together health ministers; directors of health services; directors of research institutes; deans and principals of medical schools; donor organizations; non-governmental organizations and media bodies among others; helped identify and formulate action plans that would helped identify and formulate action plans that would help tackle reproductive health problems facing the people in the E.C.S. region by utilizing information generated by research undertaken within the Commonwealth Regional Health Community (CSHC)

Proceedings of the Regional Conference on policy Implecations of Reproductive Health Research Results in East; Central and Southern Africa; August 17 - 18; 1993; Lilongwe - Malawi

For the first time in East; Central; and Southern Africa; leaders and experts in health met at a landmark conference that helped forge strategies to make results of health contribute to the betterment of the people in the region. The meeting; which brought together health ministers; directors of health services; directors of research institutes; deans and principals of medical schools; donor organizations; non-governmental organizations and media bodies among others; helped identify and formulate action plans that would helped identify and formulate action plans that would help tackle reproductive health problems facing the people

Monograph on Complications of Unsafe Abortion in Africa

The monograph on complications of unsafe abortion in comprises seven major sections. The methodology describes how the information for the monograph was obtained. Briefly this involved a literature review of published and grey documents covering the issue of unsafe abortion in SSA for the year 1980 - 1994. For the primary data collection effort; investigators in Malawi; Uganda and Zambia visited four hospitals in each country where emergency treatment of abortion complications is provided and; in the case of Zambia; where induced abortion services can be obtained as permitted by law

Mongraph on Complications of Unsafe Abortion in Africa

The mongraph on Complications of unsafe Abortion in comprises seven major section. The Preface contains an introduction and the rationale for undertaking the project. The methodology describes how the information for the monograph was obtained. Briefly this involved a literature review of published and grey documents covering the issue of unsafe abortion in SSA for the year 1980 - 1994. For the primary data collection effort; investigators in Malawi; Uganda and Zambia visited four hospitals in each country where emergency treatment of abortion complications is provided and; in the case of Zambia; where induced abortion services can be obtained as permitted by law