CLINICAL-EVALUATION OF NORPLANT(R) IN KUMASI, GHANA

A non-comparative study of the Norplant contraceptive subdermal implan t system was conducted in Kumasi, Ghana. A total of 100 accepters were enrolled in the clinical trial, which began in 1987, There were no pr egnancies during the first two years of use, Only nine post-insertion medical problems were reported during the first two years of use, One woman in this study requested removal for menstrual pattern changes th rough two years of use, As assessed through user-satisfaction question naires administered at approximately six months of use, there has been an overall positive user experience with Norplant in this study, Alth ough the sample size in this study is small, our results seem to be co nsistent with other studies and it appears that Norplant offers an eff ective, safe and acceptable method of contraception for Ghanaian women .