Willingness to pay for short- and long-acting contraceptives among female adolescents and their parents in Brazil:a pilot study

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate willingness to pay for short-and long-acting reversible contraceptive methods among female Brazilian adolescents and their parents, as well as their perspective on using such methods. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of female adolescents aged 13 to 19 years and their parents. We surveyed to estimate their willingness to pay for contraceptive methods. The values are expressed as mean±standard deviation in Brazilian reals (R$). Spearman correlation was employed for socioeconomic status of parents, age of adolescents and their standpoints. The methods types and adolescent and parent perspectives were analyzed by the test χ 2 . To determine an agreement between pairs and their willingness to pay, we used the Bland-Altman plot. Results: A total of 165 surveys were collected. Short-acting method was significantly more acceptable to pay than the long-action method, by both parents and their daughters. Parents