IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 38 / Issue 4 / pii/1630543045830-2035875176

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology (CEOG) is published by IMR Press from Volume 47 Issue 1 (2020). Previous articles were published by another publisher on a subscription basis, and they are hosted by IMR Press on imrpress.com as a courtesy and upon agreement with S.O.G.

Original Research
Rate of use of contraceptive methods and risk factors in Tehran, the capital of Iran, in 2010 compared to other cities and regions
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1 Functional Gynecology, Taleghani Hospital, Tehran
2 Functional Gynecology, Shahid Beheshti University MC, Tehran
3 Gynecology Oncology Department, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Yazd
4 Azad University of Medical Science, Yazd (lran)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2011, 38(4), 408–411;
Published: 10 December 2011
Abstract

Background: Unwanted pregnancies and deaths from abortion cost the lives of 500 women daily. This study was designed to determine the rate of use of contraceptive methods and the risks. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2010 in Tehran, Iran. Total sample size was 304 participants who all filled out a questionnaire which had two parts. Data were analyzed by SPSS. Findings: The results showed that age (p = 0.003), employment status (p = 0.001), number of children (p = 0.001), and marriage (p = 0.01), had a significant relation with type of contraceptive method while, education did not correlate with contraceptive methods. Discussion: and often younger couples with no experience about different contraceptive methods may tend to use natural methods because of their lack of knowledge of other techniques. Use of modem contraceptives early in marriage or even before marriage could be a good strategy.
Keywords
Unintended pregnancy
Contraceptive methods
Birth control
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