Knowledge of and Attitudes toward the Pill: Results of a National Survey in Japan

Abstract

Legalization of oral contraceptives in Japan has led to an urgent need to educate both men and women on the inability of the pill to protect against STDs, including HIV Policymakers and providers need to recognize the importance of encouraging dual method use in Japan.

Contraception and women over 40 years of age: mixed‐method systematic review

“…Women's social standing within the community Women's behaviour in some countries, particularly Eastern Europe and Asian countries was found by Spinelli et al Kihara et al (2001) Knowledge and attitudes towards the pill in Japan Quantitative Moursund and Kravdal (2003) Whether differences in women's autonomy can explain the relationship between education & contraceptive use (married Indian women with 1 child)…”

“…Canadian surveys have shown lower educational levels were associated with both higher rates of missed pills and also lower familiarity with different methods available. (Fisher et al 1999b, Kihara et al 2001. Contraceptive behaviour and attitudes of Asian women were found by Moursund and Kravdal (2003) to be strongly linked to education and consequently to autonomy, and high educational levels were associated with strongest intentions to stop child-bearing.…”

“…Method/document type Khader et al (2006) IUD discontinuation rate and related factors in Jordan Quantitative Khan et al (2002) Knowledge, attitudes and practices, and predictors of inconsistent OCP compliance in rural Bangladesh Quantitative Kihara et al (2001) Knowledge and attitudes towards OCP in Japan Quantitative Koc (2000) Contraceptive use and method choices in married women in Turkey Quantitative Konje et al (1998) Factors which influenced the choice of contraceptive method in Nigeria Report Kridli and Newton (2005) Jordanian married women's previous contraceptive use, type of experience and intention to use oral contraceptive (2000) Insights into service utilization by studying the experiences and attitudes of women using GP contraceptive services in Dublin Service evaluation Tewari and Kay (2006) User satisfaction and duration of use of IUDs device in Fife, Scotland Quantitative Walsemann and Perez (2006) Link between self-reported anxiety and inconsistent oral contraceptive use in USA Quantitative IUD, intrauterine device; IUS, intrauterine system; COCP, combined oral contraceptive pill; GP, general practitioner.…”

Abortion, Family Planning, and Population Policy: Prospects for the Common‐Ground Approach

“…After 1973 Japanese fertility resumed its decline, falling to 1.3 in 2006. Through much of this period Japanese women relied on condoms as their major means of contraception since the pill was not approved for contraceptive use until 1999 (Kihara et al 2001). By the early 1980s, when the declining TFR reached 1.7, some Japanese began to assert that restrictions on abortion were needed.…”

The analysis of trends in induced abortion in Japan—An increasing consequence among adolescents

“…In a survey conducted by a group funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2000, the investigators found that the incidence rate of Chlamydia infection was 4.8% among adolescent men and women aged 15-19 years and 6.2% among those aged 20-24 years (23). Previous research has also shown that approximately one quarter of Japanese people erroneously thought that oral contraceptives prevented HIV and STD infections (24).…”