在肯尼亚,周期性和持续的避孕用阴道戒指的使用者中,对抑制月经的态度
Kristina Wilbekin Walker1, Nelly Mugo2,3, Kenneth Ngure3,4
1Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Journal of family & reproductive health
|May 8, 2024
概括
使用持续避孕阴道环 (CVR) 的女性对月经抑制表现出更积极的态度. 关于生育和周期控制的教育可以改善这些多用途预防技术 (MPT) 的采用.
科学领域:
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
- 避孕药是一种避孕药,用于避孕.
- 预防传染病 预防传染病
背景情况:
- 多用途预防技术 (MPT) 提供了联合避孕和性传播感染预防的好处.
- 避孕性阴道环 (CVR) 是MPT开发的一个有希望的候选者.
- 了解女性对月经抑制的态度,这是一个潜在的CVR副作用,对于MPT的发展至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估女性对与CVR使用相关的月经抑制的态度.
- 探索这些态度如何应对未来的MPT阴道环发育.
主要方法:
- 分析了来自肯尼亚Thika的45名使用循环或连续CVR的妇女的数据.
- 一个调查问卷评估了人们对月经抑制的态度,并将利克特级别的答案总结为总结分数.
- 层次集群分析确定了针对月经抑制的反应模式.
主要成果:
- 持续使用CVR的用户更有可能相信月经抑制可以降低怀孕风险 (81.8%vs47.8%),并且更担心长期健康影响 (86.4%vs60.9%).
- 集群分析揭示了基于态度的三个不同的群体;集群3显示最担心的是长期健康 (100%) 和性行为期间的不适 (p=0.05).
- 消极的态度与人们认为月经抑制会阻碍未来的生殖健康的信念有关.
结论:
- 妇女对月经抑制对未来生育能力的影响的看法显著影响她们的态度.
- 针对周期控制和生育的有针对性的教育可能会减轻人们的担忧,并提高基于CVR的MPT的接受度.
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