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Profile of contraceptive clients in Katsina, northern Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Naghma-E-Rehan ,
Hildegarde P. McFarlane  and
Sule Sani
Naghma-E-Rehan
Affiliation:
Public Health Research Unit, Nigeria
Hildegarde P. McFarlane
Affiliation:
Family Health Clinic, Katsina, Nigeria
Sule Sani
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Kaduna, Nigeria
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Summary

In 375 women who accepted contraception at a clinic in northern Nigeria there were significant differences between IUD and pill acceptors. The pill acceptors were younger women of lower parity who tended to be less educated and mostly not engaged in any profession. The IUD clients were older women of high parity with better education and many had occupations outside the home. The most striking difference was in the religious affiliations of the two groups. The majority of Muslim women (72·9%) opted for the pill whereas the majority of Christian women (55·9%) chose the IUD.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , October 1984 , pp. 427 - 436
Copyright
Copyright © 1984, Cambridge University Press

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