A cross-sectional study of contraceptive use among married women living in rural China
| Autor: | Yimin Cheng, Qunxia Mao, Ying Zhang, You Zhou, Dian He, Ning Ji |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty China Cross-sectional study Population Intrauterine device Choice Behavior Young Adult medicine Humans education Contraception Behavior Gynecology education.field_of_study business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology General Medicine Middle Aged Sexual intercourse Contraception Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Sterilization (medicine) Family planning Marital status Female Rural area business Demography |
| Zdroj: | International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 118(2) |
| ISSN: | 1879-3479 |
| Popis: | Objective To examine the prevalence of contraceptive use in rural China and to determine factors that influence choice of contraceptive method. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using multistage cluster sampling to identify married women aged 20–49 years residing in Shaanxi Province, China. Data on demographics and contraceptive use were collected via detailed questionnaire. Results The prevalence of contraceptive use in the study population was 93.9% (19 599/20 878 eligible women). Among the women using contraceptives, 10 408 (53.1%) used sterilization (female and male) and 6947 (35.4%) chose an intrauterine device. In total, 2244 (11.4%) women used short-acting contraceptive (SAC) methods: condoms and pills accounted for 8.7% (n = 1712) and 1.0% (n = 216), respectively. Young age; high level of education; low parity; increased number of abortions; low frequency of sexual intercourse; long duration between marriage and delivery; and marriage after 1994 were all associated with SAC usage. Conclusion Although contraceptive use was high in rural China, the participants’ awareness of free selection of contraceptive method and the rate of SAC use were both low. Appropriate and diverse family-planning services should be provided to meet the needs of women living in rural areas. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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