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Contraception counselling during gynecology visit - does a questionnaire help?
Funda Gungor Ugurlucan1, Omer Demir2, Sema Tas2
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. fgungor@yahoo.com.
Ginekologia Polska
|November 13, 2020
Summary
Effective contraception counseling significantly increased modern method uptake among women. Patient background factors influenced contraceptive choices, highlighting the need for personalized counseling.
Area of Science:
- Reproductive Health
- Gynecology
- Public Health
Background:
- Unplanned pregnancies and suboptimal contraceptive choices stem from inadequate counseling.
- Effective contraception counseling is crucial for women's reproductive health.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess women's contraceptive needs.
- To enhance counseling for modern contraception methods during gynecological visits.
- To utilize a contraception counseling questionnaire to improve method selection.
Main Methods:
- A 15-question form assessed patient characteristics and current contraceptive use.
- Reproductive-age women (over 18) completed the questionnaire in waiting rooms.
- Physicians reviewed forms to recommend appropriate contraception.
Main Results:
- Out of 778 questionnaires, 43.8% of women used modern contraception.
- Counseling convinced 66.5% of non-modern users and 91.9% of interrupted coitus users to adopt modern methods.
- Age, education, employment, parity, and previous oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use significantly influenced method preference.
Conclusions:
- A contraception counseling questionnaire facilitated modern method preference in over half of participants.
- Women's demographic and reproductive histories significantly impact their contraceptive choices.
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