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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Women's choices. Family planning.

AUTHORS

Selman P; Calder J

SOURCE

NURSING TIMES. 1994 Oct 5;90(40):48-50.

ABSTRACT

In 1989 in the Newcastle upon Tyne Community Health Council area, a survey was administered to 368 women

attending public family planning clinic sessions. Questions were directed to 10 factors potentially affecting clinic or

general practitioner (GP) choice. The results indicated that over 50% of respondents indicating the factor was "very

important" indicated a preference for a woman doctor (64%), convenient times (61%), and specialist services (59%).

There were direct comments on how GPs did not provide the efficiency of service or specialized treatment.

Respondents answering that the factor was "fairly important" and "very important" indicated the same three factors:

convenient times (82%), woman doctor (78%), and specialist service (74%). Additional factors included availability of

appointments (68%), range of methods available (63%), and distance from home (58%). In 1991, a survey was again

administered and findings were similar. There was an additional reason given in the top six reasons for attending

the public clinic: confidentiality, which replaced range of methods. Peripheral clinics' respondents included another

important factor: clinic visitation without an appointment. Respondents attending the Newcastle clinic were

sometimes residents from outside the city (25%), and some continued use of the clinic after a move farther away.

Only 4% of clinic clients had visited a GP. For those who received advice elsewhere and switched to public clinics,

the reasons given were proximity to the house and convenient times. Those switching from a GP indicated concerns

about the type of service offered (woman doctor, specialist service, method availability) and dissatisfaction with their

GP. Some preferred appointments and some preferred walk-in systems. Over 70% of women using local clinics

lived within a mile of the clinic and had walked the distance due to cost and travel incumbrances. Some preferred a

central clinic, but those women had access to transportation and preferred anonymity. Under 33% were aware of

other clinics and hours of operation. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 4504-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Women's choices. Family planning.", is(are) Selman P;

Calder J. The source of this article is "NURSING TIMES. 1994 Oct 5;90(40):48-50.". This article was published in

1994 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4504-06. All rights reserved with

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