This study assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of new contraceptive acceptors in Senegal overall and by method. Monthly service data from March 2019 to December 2020 were extracted for the number of new contraceptive users of IUDs, implants, injectables, and oral contraceptive pills (OCPs). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and interrupted time series analysis for trend analyses overall and by the contraceptive method. Following the announcement of the first COVID-19 case in Senegal in March 2020, there was an immediate significant decrease in the number of new acceptors overall, and for new users of implants and injectables. From March–December 2020, the trend in monthly new family planning acceptors increased overall, mainly driven by significant increases in new IUD and implant acceptors. Compared to the period before the onset of COVID-19, there was a statistically significant shift from shorter-acting methods (OCPs, injectables) to long-acting reversible methods (IUDs, implants). Despite the immediate adverse impact of COVID-19-related restrictions, the number of new acceptors rebounded, trends in the number of new monthly acceptors significantly increased, and there was a significant shift to longer-acting methods.

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COVID-19 是否影响避孕药具的使用？来自塞内加尔的证据

本研究通过方法评估了 COVID-19 大流行对塞内加尔新避孕药接受者数量的影响。提取了 2019 年 3 月至 2020 年 12 月的月度服务数据，以了解宫内节育器、植入物、注射剂和口服避孕药 (OCP) 的新避孕用户数量。使用描述性统计和中断时间序列分析对数据进行分析，以进行整体趋势分析和避孕方法。继 2020 年 3 月在塞内加尔宣布首例 COVID-19 病例后，新受体的总体数量以及植入物和注射剂的新用户数量立即显着减少。2020 年 3 月至 12 月，月度计划生育新受体总体呈上升趋势，主要受新宫内节育器和植入受体显着增加的推动。与 COVID-19 发病前的时期相比，从短效方法（OCP、注射剂）到长效可逆方法（IUD、植入物）的转变具有统计学意义。尽管与 COVID-19 相关的限制措施立即产生了不利影响，但新接受者的数量出现了反弹，每月新增接受者数量的趋势显着增加，并且显着转变为长效方法。