An audit of interval female sterilisation by minilaparotomy at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Roberts, A.O.; Obajimi, G.O.
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 33(4): 403-405
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1364-6893 PMID: 23654326 DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2013.769503Document Number: 581096
Female sterilisation is a widely accepted and practiced family planning method. This study aimed at ascertaining the complications that followed interval minilaparotomy at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, over a 5-year period. Only women who requested sterilisation for family planning purposes were included in the study. There were 135 patients who had interval female sterilisation. Of these, 119 (88.1%) case files were available for analysis. The mean age at sterilisation was 38.2 ± 3.8 years, mean parity of 7 ± 2.0 and the mean number of living children at the time of the procedure was 6.5 ± 1.4. The mean duration of the procedure was 42.35 ± 13.07 min. The most receptive clientele for interval female sterilisation were 35 years or older and were grand multiparous. Women in the lowest Class (V) were least likely to accept female sterilisation in this study. Complications arising from the procedure were mostly minor, hence it is adjudged safe. There were no failed procedures in this study and only one of the patients had regrets about the procedure.