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Conocimiento y actitud de las mujeres palestinas hacia los anticonceptivos: un estudio transversal
Beesan Warasna1, Naeema Rajabi2, Balqees Mustafa1
1Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, occupied Palestinian territory.
Lancet (London, England)
|July 6, 2021
Resumen
La mayoría de las mujeres palestinas usan anticonceptivos, pero persisten lagunas de conocimiento con respecto a su uso correcto y posibles efectos secundarios. Las actitudes hacia la anticoncepción son generalmente aceptables, a pesar de algunas preocupaciones religiosas o sociales.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Reproductiva
- Salud pública
- Sociología
Sus antecedentes:
- La eficacia anticonceptiva está vinculada a la comprensión del usuario.
- La evaluación de los conocimientos y actitudes es crucial para una planificación familiar eficaz.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar el conocimiento y las actitudes de las mujeres palestinas casadas con respecto a los métodos anticonceptivos.
- Comprender su comprensión del uso de anticonceptivos y los efectos secundarios asociados.
Principales métodos:
- Estudio transversal realizado entre enero de 2017 y enero de 2018.
- Implicó una muestra aleatoria estratificada de 900 mujeres palestinas casadas de entre 18 y 50 años.
- Datos recogidos mediante cuestionarios asistidos por el entrevistador.
Principales resultados:
- 771 mujeres completaron el estudio; el 16% informó no haber usado anticonceptivos.
- Los dispositivos intrauterinos (41%) y los anticonceptivos orales (21%) fueron los más comunes.
- Se encontraron déficits de conocimiento significativos con respecto al uso de anticonceptivos y los efectos secundarios (promedio de 8.2/14 respuestas correctas).
Conclusiones:
- Si bien el uso de anticonceptivos es común entre las mujeres palestinas, las brechas de conocimiento sobre el uso y los efectos secundarios son evidentes.
- Las actitudes hacia los anticonceptivos indican una aceptación general dentro de la sociedad palestina.
- El estudio proporciona información sobre el conocimiento y las actitudes sobre anticonceptivos en una muestra representativa.
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