Determinants of emergency contraception non-use among women in unplanned or ambivalent pregnancies

• Autor(a) principal: Santos,Osmara Alves dos
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Borges,Ana Luiza Vilela, Chofakian,Christiane Borges do Nascimento, Pirotta,Kátia Cibelle Machado
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342014000700016
• topic: Pregnancy unplanned; Contraceptives postcoital; Family planning; Reproductive health; Primary health care

Objective To analyze the determinants of emergency contraception non-use among women in unplanned and ambivalent pregnancies. Method Cross-sectional study with a probabilistic sample of 366 pregnant women from 12 primary health care units in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A multinomial logistic regression was performed, comparing three groups: women who used emergency contraception to prevent ongoing pregnancies (reference); women who made no use of emergency contraception, but used other contraceptive methods; and women who made no use of any contraceptive methods at all. Results Cohabitation with a partner was the common determinant of emergency contraception non-use. No pregnancy risk awareness, ambivalent pregnancies and no previous use of emergency contraception also contributed to emergency contraception non-use. Conclusion Apart from what is pointed out in the literature, knowledge of emergency contraception and the fertile period were not associated to its use.