Using patient-held records to evaluate contraceptive use in Malawi

• Main Authors: Aisha NZ Dasgupta (Author), Ruth Ngwalo (Author), Keith Branson (Author), Levie Gondwe (Author), Frank Taulo (Author), Bagrey Ngwira (Author), Basia Zaba (Author), Amelia C Crampin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective To investigate a method of using patient-held records to collect contraception data in Malawi, that could be used to explore contraceptive discontinuation and method switching. Methods In 2012, all 7393 women aged 15 to 49 years living in the area covered by the Karonga demographi...