Simplifying NFP: preliminary report of a pilot study of the 'collar' method in Brazil.
Adv Contracept
; 13(2-3): 167-71, 1997.
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| ID: mdl-9288334
ABSTRACT
Natural methods of fertility regulation are acceptable in most cultures. Many couples worldwide do not wish to use contraceptives or do not have access to them but wish to limit their family size or lengthen the time between births. Barriers to expanding use of natural family planning (NFP) methods include a lack of providers who can teach NFP and a lack of time to teach and follow couples during the initial months of NFP use. If simple yet effective methods of NFP are available, then NFP could be introduced to a wider audience. Recently, calendar rules have been revised that use a set interval to identify fertile days. These new rules provide better coverage of fertile days and require less abstinence than the rules traditionally used with the calendar method. One of these new rules is being field tested in a pilot study in Brazil. Couples are asked to abstain from day 9-19 (inclusive) of the menstrual cycle, using a beaded necklace (the 'collar') as a mnemonic device. Focus groups with the teacher-monitors and in-depth interviews with female and male users were carried out to evaluate the acceptability of the 'collar' method. A preliminary analysis of these focus groups and interviews from the first site is presented.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Métodos Naturales de Planificación Familiar
/
Servicios de Planificación Familiar
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Adv Contracept
Asunto de la revista:
SERVICOS DE PLANEJAMENTO FAMILIAR
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil