Use of Contraceptive Methods Among Women in the General Population and Female Gynecologists in Spain : the ELEGIAN Survey
Perelló Capó, Josep (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Quílez-Conde, J.C. (Hospital de Basurto (Bilbao, Biscaia))
Gutiérrez-Alés, J. (Universidad de Alcalá)
Lobo-Abascal, P. (Universidad Europea de Madrid)
Parra-Ribes, I. (Conselleria de Sanitat Universal i Salut Pública)
Cristóbal-García, I. (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria)
Andeyro-García, M. (Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio)
Herrero-Conde, M. (HM Hospitals)
Rius-Tarruella, J. (Bayer Hispania S.L.)
Calaf Alsina, Joaquim (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Data:	2023
Resum:	The contraceptive preferences of obstetricians and gynecologists (OB/GYNs) are thought to influence the contraceptive counseling they provide. The purpose of this study was to assess contraceptive preferences of OB/GYNs and women in the general population (WGP) in the current Spanish contraceptive scenario. Anonymous online survey of 100 OB/GYNs and 1,217 WGP aged 23-49 years. WGP were younger (35. 3 - 7. 3 vs. 37. 9 - 6. 2 years, respectively) and less likely to have stable partners (64. 7% vs. 84. 0%) and children (49. 1% vs. 62. 0%) (all p < 0. 05 vs. OB/GYNs). Seventy-nine percent versus 82%, respectively, used contraceptive methods, with condoms used most frequently by WGP (37% vs. 22% by OB/GYNs; p < 0. 05) and pills by OB/GYNs (26% vs. 21% by WGP; p > 0. 05). Intrauterine devices (IUDs) were more frequently used by OB/GYNs (20% vs. 5%; p < 0. 05), especially the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices (LNG-IUDs) (18% vs. 2. 6%; p < 0. 05). The highest-rated methods were condoms among WGP and LNG-IUDs among OB/GYNs. Effectiveness was the most valued attribute of contraceptive methods for both. Reasons related to convenience were the main reason for choosing IUDs. OB/GYNs prescribed the contraceptive method in 40% of cases. Conclusions: Our study reveals differences between female OB/GYNs and WGP in contraceptive methods use and rating. The use of LNG-IUDs was much higher among OB/GYNs.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Consumer behavior ; Contraception ; Contraceptive behavior ; Contraceptive prevalence survey ; Long-acting reversible contraception ; Patient preference
Publicat a:	Women's Health Reports, Vol. 4 Núm. 1 (january 2023) , p. 478-486, ISSN 2688-4844

DOI: 10.1089/whr.2023.0048
PMID: 37818182

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