ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2016
Reasons for current pregnancy amongst grand multiparous Gambian women - a cross sectional survey.
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- Women's ability to negotiate safer sex with partners by contraceptive status among a nationally representative sample of married women in Nigeria.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2023Article
- Prevalence and determinants of intention to use modern contraceptives among grand-multiparous women in sub-Saharan Africa.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
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- Maternal and neonatal outcomes of grand multiparity in Khartoum, Sudan.African health sciences · 2022Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with unplanned pregnancy in The Gambia: findings from 2018 population-based survey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Grand multiparity in rural Cameroon: prevalence and adverse maternal and fetal delivery outcomes.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
- Grand multiparity as a predictor of adverse pregnancy outcome among women who delivered at a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
- Maternal grand multiparity and intention to use modern contraceptives in Nigeria.BMC public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile grand multiparity is now relatively rare in the developed world it is still common in Sub Saharan Africa. Although significant resources have been committed to providing modern contraceptive methods in the Gambia, the total fertility rate is still high at 5.6. Determining the reasons grand multiparous women proffer for the current pregnancy may help in understanding this trend and tailoring appropriate messages to address any specific concerns.
methodA cross sectional survey of grand multiparous women was carried out at the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (now Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital) to determine the reasons for the current pregnancy.
resultsThe prevalence of grand multiparity was 26.5 % while the average parity among the study population was 7.2 (sd 1.8). The most common reasons given for the current pregnancy were: the desire for another child (22.8 %), the pregnancy was unplanned - a "mistake" (18.4 %) and the need to replace a dead child (15.4 %).
conclusionGrand multiparity is still very common in The Gambia. Additional efforts are required to target those with unplanned pregnancies. Improving child survival may also decrease the prevalence of grand multiparity.
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