Differences between 'spacers and stoppers' amongst family planning acceptors in Lagos

The study which is presented was carried out on 3,386 new family planning acceptors at a Primary Health Care clinic over an 11-year period. Women accepting modern family planning for stopping childbearing accounted for only 2.7% of the sample. They were older, less educated, and had higher mean gravidity, parity and number of children alive. They were also more likely to choose the IUCD over the pill. Service and policy implications of the findings are discussed.