ACCEPTANCE AND PERCEPTIONS OF NORPLANT AMONG USERS IN SAN-FRANCISCO, USA

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作者
DARNEY, PD
ATKINSON, E
TANNER, S
MACPHERSON, S
HELLERSTEIN, S
ALVARADO, A
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
[2] HARVARD UNIV,BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSP,SCH MED,BOSTON,MA 02115
[3] YALE UNIV,DEV ECON,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520
[4] BOSTON UNIV,PUBL HLTH,BOSTON,MA 02215
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10.2307/1966714
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C921 [人口统计学];
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Two hundred and five women participating in a five-year clinical trial of NORPLANT and NORPLANT-2 were interviewed about their contraceptive and reproductive history, sources of information and knowledge of NORPLANT, experiences using the method, and the impressions of friends and family about the method. The most common reasons for trying the implants were dissatisfaction with other methods and perceptions about NORPLANT's ease of use. Forty-one percent of acceptors had anxiety prior to insertion; 49 percent of these feared pain, but only 5 percent said that they actually experienced significant pain. Women also feared implant removal, but their fear did not influence their decision to continue or discontinue use, and 74 percent reported little or no pain at removal. Most of the women were pleased with NORPLANT, although 95 percent reported side effects, with 82 percent reporting changes in menstruation. More than one-half of those women who discontinued reported that they would use the implants again. Seventy-four percent of the current users interviewed said they would like to use the implants in the future. For the women enrolled in the clinical trial, NORPLANT appeared to be a highly acceptable method of contraception, despite the frequent occurrence of bothersome side effects.
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