A Consumer Intercept Study of Oral Contraceptive Users in the Dominican Republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10796287 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward C Green (Short and Associates (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109 |
| Publication date | 1988-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1966495 |
| PMID | 3381225 |
| OpenAlex | W1980846872 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
Purchasers of a low-cost oral contraceptive were intercepted and interviewed in a sample of Santo Domingo pharmacies that represented the highest sales of the product, yet also reflected the socioeconomic profile of the city's entire population. Users of the contraceptive were later interviewed in greater depth in their homes. The survey of users showed that the Dominican Republic's social marketing program, implemented by PROFAMILIA, was reaching an appropriate target market--that is, younger, lower-middle-class women of low parity. The program was, in addition, successful in attracting first-time adopters, and it was also expanding the overall commercial market for all contraceptives. The marketing campaign was successful in part because a mass audience was reached, through brief television spots. Program impact on contraceptive prevalence can be assessed from sales data
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| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1989 - 2003 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |