کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3916050 1251531 2006 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Measuring pregnancy intention and its relationship with contraceptive use among women undergoing therapeutic abortion
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی زنان، زایمان و بهداشت زنان
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Measuring pregnancy intention and its relationship with contraceptive use among women undergoing therapeutic abortion
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundMost pregnancies ending in therapeutic abortion are assumed to have been unintended. In the developed world, most arise from inconsistent or incorrect contraceptive use. Ambivalence about pregnancy might be associated with less effective contraceptive use.MethodsThree hundred sixteen women undergoing abortion in Scotland were interviewed about contraceptive use at the time of conception. A modified measure of pregnancy intendedness was used to determine ambivalence.ResultsPregnancy appeared to be clearly unintended for 92% of women. Sixteen percent were not using contraception and had higher intendedness scores (p<.001) than those using a method. Forty-four percent were using contraception inconsistently or incorrectly, almost always condoms or oral contraception, but method choice was not linked to pregnancy intendedness.DiscussionWomen who are ambivalent about the desire for pregnancy are less likely to use contraception. The challenge for reducing abortion rates lies in improving contraceptive use among the much larger group of women who do not intend to get pregnant but use contraception imperfectly.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Contraception - Volume 73, Issue 5, May 2006, Pages 520–524
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