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topics under category "Contraception
(Birth Control) and Family Planning".
Contraception (birth control)
is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in
order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman
becoming pregnant or giving birth. Therefore contraception is the
utilization of various and sundry surgical procedures, devices,
practices, agents, or drugs with the intention of preventing conception
or impregnation (pregnancy). Methods and intentions typically termed
birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family
planning. Birth control is a controversial political and ethical
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Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning |
| Are affluent, well-educated, career-orientated women knowledgeable users of |
| the oral contraceptive pill? |
| van der Westhuizen M; Hall D |
| Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. 2005 Oct;31(4):307-309. |
| Studies have shown poor knowledge of oral contraceptives among women attending government health clinics and |
| women in rural areas. Little is known about the level of contraceptive knowledge in educated, affluent, career- |
| orientated women, although it could be expected that access to information would be greater. The study objective |
| was to describe the profile, knowledge and understanding of oral contraceptive users in a private general practice in |
| Johannesburg, South Africa. Over a period of 3 months, all women attending a private general practice who were |
| using an oral contraceptive were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire. Informed written consent was |
| obtained in all cases. Fifty-one women participated in the study. Most women were nulliparous (71%), held a tertiary |
| educational qualification (80%), were employed (84%) and were not concerned about the cost of their pill (65%). Most |
| respondents (86%) obtained their information from a doctor. However, only 12% of women were aware of the danger of |
| extending the active pill-free interval. Less than half (49%) were aware that their pill was less effective if taken more |
| than 12 hours late and only 31% of women knew that their pill was effective again after taking seven active tablets. |
| Educated, affluent women attending a private general practice lacked basic knowledge of the oral contraceptive pill. |
| Consultations by practitioners need to be improved. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 65-06) |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Are affluent, well-educated, career-orientated women |
| knowledgeable users of the oral contraceptive pill?", is(are) van der Westhuizen M; Hall D. The source of this article |
| is "Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. 2005 Oct;31(4):307-309.". This article was published |
| in 2005 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 65-06. All rights reserved with |
| This article is peer-reviewed. |
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