Australian women's experiences of the subdermal contraceptive implant: A qualitative perspective.
Aust Fam Physician
; 45(10): 734-739, 2016 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-27695724
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The number of prescriptions for contraceptive implants has steadily increased in Australia, but implant use is still low.OBJECTIVE:
The objectives of the study were to describe women's nuanced responses, and characterise their multidimensional and complex reasons for (dis)continuing use of the contraceptive implant.METHODS:
A descriptive qualitative approach was used for this study. A larger qualitative study using in-depth, open-ended interviews, conducted in New South Wales between 2012 and 2013 with 94 women aged 16-49 years who had used contraception, included 10 interviews containing accounts of implant use. The 10 interviews were analysed thematically in the present study.RESULTS:
The three main themes analysed from the 10 interviews were perceived benefits, undesirable experiences and perseverance.DISCUSSION:
The participants were well informed about the benefits of the implant. Many persevered with it for a significant period of time before discontinuing it, despite experiencing side effects such as bleeding or mood changes. A decision to discontinue was often only made after an accumulation of multiple side effects.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Percepção
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Satisfação do Paciente
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Desogestrel
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Anticoncepção
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Comportamento Contraceptivo
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Aust Fam Physician
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article