Acceptability of different mechanisms of action of contraception in women: a questionnaire survey
| Autor: | Sharon T Cameron, Sue Seen Tsing Lo, Ernest Hung Yu Ng, Barbara Wai Kwan Fung, Raymond H.W. Li, Yu Wing Tong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Postnatal Care
medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Population Contraceptive Agents Pregnancy Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans education Ovulation media_common Family planning policy education.field_of_study business.industry Obstetrics Obstetrics and Gynecology Questionnaire medicine.disease Patient preference Contraception Reproductive Medicine Action (philosophy) Hong Kong Female business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ sexualreproductive health. 48(2) |
| ISSN: | 2515-2009 |
| Popis: | BackgroundThe mechanism of action of a contraceptive method is an importantg consideration in a woman’s choice of contraception. For the development of new methods of contraception it is important to understand the acceptability of different contraceptive mechanisms within a population.MethodsWe recruited women attending contraceptive, termination of pregnancy or postnatal care services in Hong Kong for a questionnaire survey on their acceptability of the different ways in which contraceptive methods prevent pregnancy. Univariable and multivariable analyses were used to establish factors which may predict acceptability of the mechanism of action.ResultsA total of 1448 women completed the survey. The acceptability of contraceptive methods that act by preventing fertilisation ranked highest (78%), followed by those that inhibit ovulation (52%), disrupt implantation (43%) and dislodge an implanted embryo (30%). A history of termination of pregnancy was associated with greater acceptance of all posited contraceptive mechanisms. There was a very low degree of agreement between the declared acceptance of the various contraceptive mechanisms and the ever use of a method with the respective mechanism of action (Cohen’s kappa coefficient range 0.017–0.162).ConclusionsIn this population the acceptability of contraceptive methods that act by preventing fertilisation ranked highest, followed by those that inhibit ovulation, disrupt implantation and dislodge an implanted embryo. Women who had ever had a termination of pregnancy were more likely to accept all the posited contraceptive mechanisms. |
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