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YEAR: 1968

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Field study of an oral contraceptive among IUD drop-outs in rural Korea.

AUTHORS

Bang S; Song SW; Youn BB

SOURCE

Yonsei Medical Journal. 1968;9(2):168-184.

ABSTRACT

From November 1966 to December 1967, 911 IUD dropouts in Koyang County, Korea, were interviewed in a study by

the Yonsei University College of Medicine on the acceptability and use-effectiveness of an oral contraceptive

(Ovulen). Another purpose of the study was to gain experience that might be a useful reference in setting up the

technical and administrative policies for adding the pill service to the national program. Results showed that 1)

61.4% of the subjects wanted to use the pill after terminating IUD use; 2) women over 30 years with 4 or more

children and/or with a higher educational level were the best prospects for recruitment; 3) more than 60% of the

users felt well and sometimes lost their preacceptance symptoms, although 27.4% had side effects (nausea, breast

tenerness, bleeding); 4) by the end of the study, 49.2% had discontinued the pill for medical and nonmedical

(difficulty in obtaining pills, separation from husband) reasons; and 5) the cumulative continuation rate was 41.0% at

the end of 1 year. It was recommended that pills be made more readily available to rural Koreans to reduce the cost

of obtaining them. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT9T 1058-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Field study of an oral contraceptive among IUD drop-outs in

rural Korea.", is(are) Bang S; Song SW; Youn BB. The source of this article is "Yonsei Medical Journal.

1968;9(2):168-184.". This article was published in 1968 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT9T 1058-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 41058

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