Perceptions of health risks associated with pregnancy compared to oral contraceptive use

被引:4
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作者
Nelson, Anita L. [1 ,2 ]
Shabaik, Salma [3 ]
Xandre, Pamela [4 ]
Kakaiya, Roshni [5 ]
Awaida, Joseph [6 ]
Mellon, Michelle [7 ]
Schiller, Andrew [8 ]
Stohl, Hindi E. [9 ]
机构
[1] Harbor UCLA Med Ctr, Los Angeles BioMed Res Inst, Torrance, CA 90509 USA
[2] Western Univ Hlth Sci, Pomona, CA 91766 USA
[3] Charles R Drew Univ Med & Sci, 1621 E 120th St, Los Angeles, CA 90059 USA
[4] Calif State Univ Long Beach, Sch Nursing, Long Beach, CA 90840 USA
[5] Tours Univ Calif, Vallejo, CA USA
[6] Calif State Univ Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 90840 USA
[7] Western Univ Hlth Sci, Coll Osteopath Med Northwest, Lebanon, OR USA
[8] Western Univ Hlth Sci, Coll Osteopath Med, Pomona, CA USA
[9] UCLA, David Geffen Sch Med, Harbor UCLA Med Ctr, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
关键词
Reproductive health literacy; Oral contraceptive health risks; Pregnancy health risks; Shared decision making; Oral contraceptive safety;
D O I
10.1016/j.contraception.2019.04.008
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
Objective: To assess beliefs about the safety of oral contraceptives compared to pregnancy to determine if men and women possess accurate information to make informed choices. Study design: In each of six surveys conducted in Southern California from 2008 to 2017, participants were asked "Which do you think is more hazardous to a woman's health - birth control pills or pregnancy?" Results: A total of 28.4% of all 1839 male and female respondents and 29.1% of the 1712 female respondents answered correctly that the health risks posed by pregnancy were greater. In subgroup analyses, 64.4%-81.9% rated oral contraceptives at least as hazardous to a woman's health as pregnancy. Conclusion: The vast majority of respondents incorrectly believed that oral contraceptives are more hazardous than pregnancy. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:193 / 195
页数:3
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