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YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Patterns of contraceptive failures: the role of motivation re-examined.

AUTHORS

Cobliner WG; Schulman H; Smith V

SOURCE

Journal of Biosocial Science 7(3): 307-318. July 1975.

ABSTRACT

A sample of 100 women who used the outpatient services of a New York metropolitan municipal hospital, who had

had repeated abortions, and who had made a sincere effort to use contraceptives were interviewed and studied for

variations in their contraceptive practice. The patients were blacks, Puerto Ricans, and whites of lower income

levels who were living in the city along with a small number of middle-class women from other areas. The objective

was to determine whether there was anything unique in the background, life style, or outlook of these women or if their

attempts to use contraceptives were inadequate due to a dependence upon abortion as an alternative. The women

easily discussed their experience with and reaction to the methods used. It was found that the average number of

methods used by this group was 1.9 which means that no method was attempted twice. Although motivation is 1

factor in the use of contraceptives, it is not the only one nor is it necessarily the most significant. There are

numerous intervening variables which are partially beyond an individual's control which affect motivation before the

person acts. The interaction between contraceptive technology and different aspects of human behavior limits the

effectiveness of any method and results in contraceptive failures that are relatively independent of any subjective

motivation, causes women to temporarily stop using contraceptives, and by doing so is activiating psychological

mechanisms that allow the women to risk pregnancy. It would be wisest to remove all blocks to voluntary and

effective contraceptive use by establishing satisfactory communication with each patient which can progress to self-

reliance and cooperation rather than simply identifying motivation as the major cause of unwanted pregnancies.

Contraceptive technology must consider behavioral studies as well as new discoveries as a means to improve the

failure rate.(AUTHORS', MODIFIED) (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 3035-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Patterns of contraceptive failures: the role of motivation re-

examined.", is(are) Cobliner WG; Schulman H; Smith V. The source of this article is "Journal of Biosocial Science

7(3): 307-318. July 1975.". This article was published in 1975 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document

ID: CONT7T 3035-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 33035

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