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Choice of contraception at 6-8 weeks postpartum in south-eastern Hungary.
European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care 2018 Februrary
OBJECTIVES: The aims of the study were to describe the sociodemographic determinants, breastfeeding- and sexual life-related predictive factors of contraceptive use at 6-8 weeks postpartum.
METHODS: A prospective, web-based questionnaire survey was carried out by distributing an access code to women immediately after delivery at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary, between 1 September 2013 and 1 May 2015.
RESULTS: In total, 1875 women were invited to participate in the study, 632 of whom refused or were excluded and 644 were not sexually active. The remaining sexually active women (n = 599) completed the questionnaire. At 6-8 weeks postpartum, 22.5% were using an effective contraceptive method and 40.2% were relying on lactational amenorrhoea (LAM). We found a significant direct association between the educational level of a woman's partner and her use of an effective contraceptive method (p < .001) (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.9) or LAM (AOR: 1.49). Use of an effective contraceptive method before pregnancy increased the likelihood of using the same method after delivery (AOR: 3.16) and decreased the likelihood of LAM use at weeks 6-8 (AOR: 0.31). The AOR for effective contraceptive use was 2.23 times higher in women who had sexual intercourse once or more a week compared with those who had sexual intercourse less frequently.
CONCLUSIONS: Concerted efforts to promote the use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) are required, particularly among women who would like future childbearing. Further research is needed on the factors contributing to the low uptake of LARC in this population.
METHODS: A prospective, web-based questionnaire survey was carried out by distributing an access code to women immediately after delivery at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary, between 1 September 2013 and 1 May 2015.
RESULTS: In total, 1875 women were invited to participate in the study, 632 of whom refused or were excluded and 644 were not sexually active. The remaining sexually active women (n = 599) completed the questionnaire. At 6-8 weeks postpartum, 22.5% were using an effective contraceptive method and 40.2% were relying on lactational amenorrhoea (LAM). We found a significant direct association between the educational level of a woman's partner and her use of an effective contraceptive method (p < .001) (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.9) or LAM (AOR: 1.49). Use of an effective contraceptive method before pregnancy increased the likelihood of using the same method after delivery (AOR: 3.16) and decreased the likelihood of LAM use at weeks 6-8 (AOR: 0.31). The AOR for effective contraceptive use was 2.23 times higher in women who had sexual intercourse once or more a week compared with those who had sexual intercourse less frequently.
CONCLUSIONS: Concerted efforts to promote the use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) are required, particularly among women who would like future childbearing. Further research is needed on the factors contributing to the low uptake of LARC in this population.
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