Trends in subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) use in Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda

Philip Anglewicz, Pierre Akilimali, Georges Guiella, Patrick Kayembe, Simon P.S. Kibira, Fredrick Makumbi, Amy Tsui, Scott Radloff

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Abstract

Objectives: Subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) is seen as a valuable innovation in family planning, but little is known about trends in DMPA-SC use or characteristics of users. Using data from Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, we measured trends in DMPA-SC and identified characteristics associated with DMPA-SC use. Study design: We used repeated cross-sectional representative data collected between 2016 and 2019. First, we plotted trends in DMPA-SC use for all women and married women. Next, we presented the sociodemographic and family-planning-related characteristics of DMPA-SC users. Finally, we conducted weighted multivariate logistic regression analysis to examine how DMPA-SC users were different from women (1) using all other modern methods combined and (2) not using any modern method. Results: DMPA-SC use increased monotonically in all three countries. Many DMPA-SC users were first-time users of modern contraception (54.5% in Burkina Faso, 34.6% in DRC, 50.7% in Uganda). Never-married women had lower odds than married women of using DMPA-SC (compared to other modern methods) in all three countries [Burkina Faso adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 0.40, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.20–0.80; DRC AOR 0.31 95% CI 0.10–0.93; Uganda AOR 0.24; 95% CI 0.08–0.71]. Level of education was positively associated with DMPA-SC use (compared to no use) (Burkina Faso AOR 1.79; 95% CI 1.03–3.14; Uganda AOR 3.23; 95% CI 1.33–7.84). Conclusions: DMPA-SC is a rapidly growing method in these settings. Despite the comparable levels of and increases in use for all three countries, the characteristics associated with DMPA-SC use generally differed across countries. Implications: This is the first analysis of patterns of DMPA-SC use with representative data for African countries. Our results confirm that DMPA-SC is increasingly popular, although the profile of users varies across settings.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number100013
JournalContraception: X
Volume1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Burkina Faso
  • Contraceptive use
  • DMPA-SC
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Family planning
  • Sayana® Press
  • Uganda

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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