Trends and Factors Associated with Oral Contraceptive Use among Korean Women

Healthcare

Kisok Kim¹  Hyejin Park² 

[1] College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Korea;Department of International Healthcare Administration, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongsan 38430, Korea;

关键词: oral contraceptive;    annual trends;    sociodemographic factors;    postmenopausal women;    KNHANES;   

DOI  :  10.3390/healthcare9101386

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Although oral contraceptives (OC) are widely used, few national-level epidemiologic studies have evaluated the prevalence of OC use and factors related to their use in Korea. We performed a population-based cross-sectional study on OC use by premenopausal women aged 20–59 years residing in Korea. We used secondary data from the 2010–2019 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine trends in the annual prevalence of OC use between 2010 and 2019, and factors influencing OC use. Based on data from 14,386 premenopausal women, the average annual prevalence of OC use was 8.2–10.7% between 2010 and 2014; it increased to 12.6–14.4% during 2015–2019. The prevalence of OC use was significantly higher in women with higher (≥5) than lower gravidity (<5). In addition, among sociodemographic factors, education level, household income, cigarette smoking, and alcohol drinking were significantly associated with OC use in Korean women. As OC use is affected by sociodemographic factors, a contraceptive plan that considers sociodemographic factors is needed to establish an effective family planning policy.

【 授权许可】

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