Attitudes toward the Rhythm Method in the Philippines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10797276 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cecilia C Verzosa, Cecilia Verzosa (corresponding author), Nora Llamas, Richard Mahoney (0000-0001-7171-5669), Richard T Mahoney |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 74 |
| Publication date | 1984-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1966048 |
| PMID | 6710551 |
| OpenAlex | W1965826718 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Two sets of focus group discussions on the advantages and disadvantages of the rhythm method were carried out in the Philippines in 1980 and 1981. The first discussions were held among 30 women and nine men 21-40 years of age, and the second among eight women 25-35 years of age who had voluntary pregnancy terminations after the method had failed. Among the perceived advantages of rhythm were that it permits spontaneous intercourse on the safe days and has no bad side effects. Among the perceived disadvantages were that it is ineffective, especially for women with irregular periods, and it requires abstinence. The women who had had voluntary pregnancy terminations discussed their motivations and rationales and the methods that they had used. The information obtained from the discussions formed the basis for support materials that are now used throughout the country
Abstinence · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Family planning · Focus group · Population · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Research methodology · Rhythm · Sexual abstinence · Sociology · Turnover · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Medicine · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
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| Citation span | 1993 - 2018 (26) |
| Highly cited | No |