Parameters affecting to select of contraceptive methods

Abstract

Aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between choose a contraceptive method and demographic values in patients who examined in our family planning clinic. This study included 252 patients who want to choose a contraceptive method to prevent pregnancy in Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Resource Hospital family planning clinic. Risk factors recorded were age, gravidity, parity, duration of marriage, education status, systemic disease and selected contraceptive method. The mean age of the study group was 30.4±8.6 and the mean of the duration of marriage, gravidity, parity were 9.4±6.2(0-12) years, 3.1±1.6 (0-7), 2.6±1.4 (0-5); respectively. The most commonly used method were coitus interruptus (% 30.6). The frequency of other methods were; intrauterine device (IUD) (%29.7),oral contraceptives (%15.1), condom (%11.5), tubal ligation (% 3.1), depot progesterone (%9.12), subcutaneous implants (%0.8); respectively. Women's level of education increases, subcutaneous implants , oral contraceptives and IUD use was increasing (p [Med-Science 2016; 5(3.000): 790-2]

Keywords

• Contraception
• contraceptive methods
• education level