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(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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| Is users' knowledge about contraceptives adequate? A case study of Finnish |
| Makkonen K; Hemminki E; Uutela A |
| Social Science and Medicine. 1992 Nov;35(9):1131-6. |
| Researchers compared December 1987-January 1988 data on 214 current IUD users with data on 197 past IUD users |
| and 431 nonusers all living in Uusimaa province in Finland to determine the knowledge level of current IUD users |
| about limitations and side effects of IUDs and examine their knowledge in contrast with that of past IUD users and |
| nonusers. Even though counselors offered current and past IUD users recommendations for and information on IUD |
| use, many women did not know IUD use limitations. They were significantly more likely to agree with the incorrect |
| statements than nonusers, e.g., 38% believed incorrectly that IUDs are appropriate for women of all ages compared |
| with about 19% for nonusers (p<.001). They tended not to realize that the IUD does have some side effects. |
| Specifically, only 6% of current users and 10% of past users mentioned ectopic pregnancy as aside effect of IUD |
| use. 22% of current users either did not relate ectopic pregnancy to IUD user or did not remember if it is associated |
| with IUD use. The leading side effects mentioned regardless of IUD use status included bleeding, pelvic infection, |
| spotting, and pain. 62% of the women did not associate infertility with IUD use or did not remember if it was |
| associated with IUD use. Infertility was the side effect with the highest proportion of women not knowing its |
| connection with IUD use. No association existed between education and knowledge of IUD use and between age |
| and knowledge. These results indicated that either counselors did not provide women with sufficient information |
| about IUD use or the women could not retain the information. The researchers recommended that contraceptive |
| counselors should pay more attention to informing women about side effects. (PubHealth.info Document ID: |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Is users' knowledge about contraceptives adequate? A |
| case study of Finnish IUD users.", is(are) Makkonen K; Hemminki E; Uutela A. The source of this article is "Social |
| Science and Medicine. 1992 Nov;35(9):1131-6.". This article was published in 1992 in English language(s). |
| (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 1531-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 11531 |
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