What influences women’s contraceptive choice? A cross-sectional study from Turkey

Abstract

Objectives: In our study, we tried to investigate the determinants of women's choices about contraception with the aim of discovering whether or not there is a difference in their preferences before and after consultation with a gynaecologist. Material and methods:A total of 1058 women were enrolled. They were given detailed information regarding contraception and contraceptive methods. Subsequently, a survey which was made of 21 questions was administered.Results: Contraceptive counselling significantly changed the contraceptive choice of women. However, influences from social media and friends, their partners and religious belief affected their contraceptive choices. Significant differences in contraceptive choice were observed when women were categorized according to their marital status, education level, household income, age, and number of children. Conclusions:Although contraceptive counselling influenced Turkish women's choices, there were still other determinants like social media and input from outside sources such as clerics and husbands, which should be overcome.

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“…A recent systematic review of patient preferences for contraceptive counselling found that women value comprehensive education about methods, with a emphasis on education about side effects [28,29]. Kahramanoglu et al [15] evaluated women's choices about contraception before and after gynecologist counselling. Physicians and health care providers were the best source for information about contraception.…”

“…This might be due to inadequate counselling given to women regarding modern contraception methods. Kahramanoglu et al evaluated the differences in contraceptive choices before and after counselling Turkish women and suggested that contraceptive counselling significantly changed the contraceptive choices of women [15]. However, few studies have been published on how to implement contraceptive counselling to women [16][17][18][19][20].…”

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“…Further in our survey data on the education and social status of the participants are missing. These factors also influence the type of contraceptive methods and rate of regret [38][39][40] and should also be recorded in future surveys regarding this question.…”