Determinants of emergency contraception non-use among women in unplanned or ambivalent pregnancies

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Osmara Alves Dos Santos¹  Ana Luiza Vilela Borges¹  Christiane Borges Do Nascimento Chofakian¹  Kátia Cibelle Machado Pirotta¹ 

关键词: Pregnancy unplanned;    Contraceptives postcoital;    Family planning;    Reproductive health;    Primary health care;    Embarazo no planeado;    Anticonceptivos poscoito;    Planificación familiar;    Salud reproductiva;    Atención Primaria de Salud;    Gravidez não planejada;    Anticoncepcionais pós-coito;    Planejamento familiar;    Saúde reprodutiva;    Atenção Primária à Saúde;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420140000600003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective To analyze the determinants of emergency contraception non-use among women in unplanned and ambivalent pregnancies. Method Cross-sectional study with a probabilistic sample of 366 pregnant women from 12 primary health care units in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A multinomial logistic regression was performed, comparing three groups: women who used emergency contraception to prevent ongoing pregnancies (reference); women who made no use of emergency contraception, but used other contraceptive methods; and women who made no use of any contraceptive methods at all. Results Cohabitation with a partner was the common determinant of emergency contraception non-use. No pregnancy risk awareness, ambivalent pregnancies and no previous use of emergency contraception also contributed to emergency contraception non-use. Conclusion Apart from what is pointed out in the literature, knowledge of emergency contraception and the fertile period were not associated to its use.

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