Contraceptive usage, knowledge and correlates of usage among female emergency department patients

Merchant, Roland C.; Damergis, J.A.; Gee, Erin M.; Bock, Beth C.; Becker, Bruce M.; Clark, Melissa A.

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2006.03.012

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“…Under restrictive inclusion criteria, we reviewed 21 published analyses [7,10,12-30] derived from 17 separate research studies (Figure 1). Four pairs of articles, each based upon a single study/data set, were included since separate articles had different OC knowledge measurement purposes and findings [12,13; 21,22; 24,25; 27,28]. We refer to them as separate studies.…”

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“…Of the 21 studies included, most (n = 18) were cohort studies [7,10,12-20,22,23,25,27-30]. Two studies used qualitative designs [15,17], two tested knowledge-related interventions [23,25], and one was a psychometric evaluation [20].…”

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“…Fifteen studies measured OC knowledge to describe knowledge and factors associated with knowledge among diverse populations [7,10,12,13,15-20,22,27-30]. Nine teams reported overall poor knowledge [7,10,12,13,15-18,22,29]; six deemed knowledge sufficient [19,20,22,27,28,30].…”

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Measuring oral contraceptive knowledge: A review of research findings and limitations

Hall

Castaño

Westhoff

2010

Patient Education and Counseling

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Objective Poor oral contraceptive (OC) knowledge may contribute to premature OC discontinuation and unintended pregnancy. Yet, to understand relationships between OC knowledge and contraceptive behavior, knowledge must be adequately measured. This review evaluates the findings and methodological limitations of research in which OC knowledge has been measured. Methods We performed a systematic review of primary research from January 1965 to January 2009. Studies were audited for study characteristics, purpose for measuring OC knowledge, key findings and measurement properties including administration method, knowledge domains, reliability, validity, health literacy and cultural sensitivity. Results We reviewed 21 studies: 18 cohort studies, including one psychometric evaluation, and three randomized trials. Results on OC knowledge outcomes were variable. Measures were largely self-administered survey (n = 15) and lacked assessment of all OC knowledge domains. Information on measures’ characteristics, reliability, validity, health literacy and cultural sensitivity was limited. Conclusion Existing OC knowledge measures lack critical psychometric elements, leading to inconsistent and unreliable findings. Practice Implications Poor OC knowledge measurement precludes identifying counseling needs and developing interventions for contraceptive behavior change. Future research considerations include: measurement information in publications, psychometric evaluations, formal reliability/validity techniques, and attention to all OC knowledge domains, health literacy and cultural sensitivity.

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Measuring oral contraceptive knowledge: A review of research findings and limitations

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Castaño

Westhoff

2010

Patient Education and Counseling

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“…Consenting participants completed a self-administered, written questionnaire that was developed based on previously published studies that addressed similar questions. 7,8,20 After answering demographic data questions, the participant answered multiple-choice questions about sexual health knowledge and education (10 questions) and personal sexual history (15 questions). The Flesch-Kincaid grade level score of the survey was 4.7.…”

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A Pilot Study to Assess Candidacy for Emergency Contraception and Interest in Sexual Health Education in a Pediatric Emergency Department Population

Fine

Mollen²

2010

Pediatric Emergency Care

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“…Family Planning Practice (QIP) is defined as the act of making a decision to plan the right time to conceive through the use of various methods on grounds related to the space between births of children and to plan the size of children in the future (Jamsiah et al, 2009). Family planning was also found to reduce morbility and mortality (Amy & Andreea, 2009;CDC Report, 2012;Advocates for youth, 2012;Stover & John, 2010) among mothers and working to improve the quality of life better and comfortable with a well-balanced family size as planned (Merchant et al, 2006).The trends in fertility in women is said to have been influence by the family planning program, not because of the factor of easy accessibility of health services. In that case it is proved that family planning can reduce fertility of women who are still active to conceive.…”

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Family Planning Practices in Rural Community

Aznie¹,

Er²,

Rahim

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This study focuses on the various factors that encourage the practice of family planning for rural communities in Malaysia. Family planning program is a modern alternative for married couples in determining the desired number of children in a family in addition to helping women obtain optimal health with birth intervals exist. It is associated in the field of demography which saw control of the birth rate of a family. Key reference data for this study are based on various population and housing census report Malaysia since the 1980s to 2010. This Followed by a field study based on the questionnaire on targeted population. Multivariate Analysis is used to cluster variables to key factors and then evaluated based on the significance of regression analysis as appropriate. The study found that the level of education, understanding husband, and type of work is the most significant factor influencing the practice of family planning. The study found that rural communities have begun to realize its importance but still not be able to receive a variety of modern methods of family planning practice to practice except oral contraceptives. Thus the results of the study provide some suggestions for improving the knowledge society towards good health and fertility potential trend towards the policy proposed by Malaysia's 70 million populations.

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Contraceptive usage, knowledge and correlates of usage among female emergency department patients

Cited by 17 publications

References 10 publications

Measuring oral contraceptive knowledge: A review of research findings and limitations

Measuring oral contraceptive knowledge: A review of research findings and limitations

A Pilot Study to Assess Candidacy for Emergency Contraception and Interest in Sexual Health Education in a Pediatric Emergency Department Population

Family Planning Practices in Rural Community

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