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YEAR: 1973

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The effect of publicity on contraceptive practice.

AUTHORS

Backwell J

SOURCE

In: Hasegawa, T., Hayashi, M., Ebling, F.J.G., and Henderson, I.W., eds. Fertility

and sterility. Proceedings of the Seventh World Congress, October 17-25, 1971,

Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan. Amsterdam, Excerpta Medica, 1973. p. 989-990

ABSTRACT

200 women attending a gynecology clinic and family planning clinic at Queen Victoria Hospital in Melbourne,

Australia, were given a questionnaire in 1970 to determine their contraceptive practices and their attitudes toward

oral contraceptives. There were 3 groups: 1) Group A who were using oral contraceptives (71), 2) Group B who had

discontinued use of oral contraceptives (82), and 3) Group C who had never used oral contraceptives (47). The level

of anxiety was determined by patients' worry about side effects, and a "total worry score" (TWS) was given. Group A

had a TWS of 4, 40% relied on their doctors for information, and 33% were affected by publicity. Group C had a mean

TWS of 8.7, 33% relied on their doctors for information, and 53% were affected by publicity. After 8 patients in Group

B were dropped from the survey because they desired pregnancy, there were 74 with a TWS of 6.8, 32% who relied

on their doctors for information, and 49% who were influenced by publicity. Favorable publicity could be used as a

support for continuing oral contraception. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT8T 585-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The effect of publicity on contraceptive practice.", is(are)

Backwell J. The source of this article is "In: Hasegawa, T., Hayashi, M., Ebling, F.J.G., and Henderson, I.W., eds.

Fertility and sterility. Proceedings of the Seventh World Congress, October 17-25, 1971, Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan.

Amsterdam, Excerpta Medica, 1973. p. 989-990". This article was published in 1973 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT8T 585-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 35585

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