Evaluation of the Use of Jadelle Contraceptive Implant by Women in the City of Parakou in 2016

Introduction: Maternal mortality is still very high in Benin. Being one of the methodsof reducing this mortality, contraception is still very rarely used in Benin,particularly in Borgou district. The objective of this work was to evaluate theexperience of using Jadelle contraceptive implants by women in the city ofParakou in the Borgou department. Methodology: This was a descriptivecross-sectional study, with retrospective and prospective data collection overthe period from March 1 to July 31, 2016. Results: A total of 320 womenwere involved in the study. The mean age was 28.29 years, with extremes of 16and 44 years. Socio-professionally, housewives predominated (56.88%). Sixty-eightpoint forty-four percent of women were educated and only 111 (34.69%) women hadreached secondary school; married women were mostly represented. Obstetrically,multi-gestures were the most affected (43.75%). Birth spacing was the mainreason for choosing Jadelle (48.13%). Majority of patients had their husbandsconsent to use Jadelle contraceptive method (85.31%). Sixty-eight pointfifty-two percent of women had used this contraceptive method for 2 to 4 years.Jadelle had been chosen by the majority (78.75%) of the women, for its longduration of action and its easy use. The dropout rate for Jadelle was 35/320(10.94%) after 3 years of use. The failure rate for this method was 0.31%(1/320). The satisfaction rate was 87.5%. Conclusion: Jadellecontraceptive implants are an important part of contraceptive methods inParakou.