title: A survey of Papua New Guinean parturients at the Port Moresby General Hospital: family planning.
abstract: A survey of 673 consecutive Papua New Guinean parturients at the Port Moresby General Hospital, in May and June 1990, showed that 28% had ever used a family planning (FP) method, chiefly a hormonal method (93% of ever-users). Only seventeen of 239 (7.1%) nulliparae had ever used an FP method, compared with 170 of 434 (39.2%) parous subjects. Education of mother and of husband were independently and significantly associated with FP ever-use. Seventeen (4.9%) of 347 women who had a surviving child, had not breast-fed the child. The interval between the birth of the surviving child and the start of the index pregnancy was significantly associated with the duration of breast-feeding; the longer the duration of breast-feeding, the longer the inter birth interval.
authors.affiliation: Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Papua New Guinea, Boroko.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Klufio
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Amoa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kariwiga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003906:Developing Countries; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010219:Papua New Guinea / Q000453:epidemiology; D010298:Parity