doi-org-10-59708-ajlhts-v3i2-2407
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Abstract
Background: Haematological parameters are measurable indices of
blood that can be used to identify and monitor some pathological and
physiological abnormalities. Contraceptive use is one of the factors that
affect these parameters.
Objective: This study was aimed to assess some haematological parameters
(total white blood cell count (WBC), lymphocyte count (Lymph), mixed cell
count (MID), Neutrophils (Neut), red blood cell count (RBC), haemoglobin
concentration (Hgb), haematocrit (HCT), platelets count (PLT), mean
platelets volume (MPV), platelets distribution weight (PDW), plateletcrits
(PCT), and platelets large cell ratio (P-LCR)) of women using different types
of contraceptives attending family planning Clinic of Specialist Hospital
Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
Materials and Methods: This was a case-control study. Which involved
a total of 76 subjects; 51 were women on different types of contraceptives,
and 25 were women not on any contraceptives. Those using implants were
24, injectable were 14, IUCD were 6 and oral pills were 7. Blood samples
were collected and analyzed using a Sysmex haematology analyzer. Data
were analyzed using statistical software package for social science (SPSS)
version 20.0, expressed as Mean ± standard deviation (SD) and analyzed
using student’s t-test and one-way ANOVA.