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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Determinants of contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Great

Britain and Germany. II: Psychological factors.

AUTHORS

Oddens BJ

SOURCE

JOURNAL OF BIOSOCIAL SCIENCE. 1997 Oct;29(4):437-70.

ABSTRACT

This study concludes that within specific contexts a number of psychological factors affect contraceptive usage.

Contraceptive decisions in Germany and Great Britain were affected by attitudes toward oral contraceptives (OCs),

IUDs, and sterilization, and the perceived social influences of these contraceptive methods. Attitudes and perceived

social influences of OCs, IUDs, and sterilization were associated with use of condoms, periodic abstinence, and

withdrawal or no method use. Age and country also influenced the decision to use contraceptives. Fertility

awareness influenced use of unreliable methods. Communication between partners had a small influence. Higher

use of condoms, periodic abstinence, withdrawal, and reliance on "luck" was associated with a lack of social support

for use of medical methods and a negative attitude towards use of medical methods. Persons who underestimated

their fertility potential were at higher risk of relying on withdrawal and/or no method at all. Findings suggest that

choice in a developed country was related to approval or disapproval of medical methods rather than an evaluation of

the benefits of individual methods available. Analysis is based on the theoretical models of Ajzen and Fishbein,

which models suggest that use of a contraceptive method is based on rational intention to use the method

concerned, and rational intention is determined by attitudinal and subjective norms. The sample includes 967

reproductive-age women in Great Britain and 1064 reproductive age women in reunified Germany. The survey was

used in 1992 in both countries. Indices were constructed for measuring attitude, the social influences concept, self-

efficacy, and communication. Analysis includes multiple logistic regression models and principal components and

segmentation analysis. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 549-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Determinants of contraceptive use among women of

reproductive age in Great Britain and Germany. II: Psychological factors.", is(are) Oddens BJ. The source of this

article is "JOURNAL OF BIOSOCIAL SCIENCE. 1997 Oct;29(4):437-70.". This article was published in 1997 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 549-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN:

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