Prevalence and inequalities in contraceptive use among adolescents and young women
Data from a birth cohort in Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5167299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adriana Kramer Fiala Machado (0000-0002-6800-1064, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Débora Dalmas Gräf (0000-0002-5900-540X, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Fabiane Höfs (0000-0001-5164-8702, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Franciele Hellwig (0000-0002-2509-9866, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Karoline Sampaio Barros (0000-0002-3246-8818, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Laísa Rodrigues Moreira (0000-0001-8393-3743, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Pedro Augusto Crespo (0000-0003-4238-448X, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Mariela Felisbino Da Silveira (0000-0002-2861-7139, Universidade Federal de Pelotas) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | e00335720-e00335720 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/0102-311x00335720 |
| PMID | 34787284 |
| OpenAlex | W3212625485 |
| SciELO | S0102-311X2021001005023 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 30 |
Monitoring trends of contraceptive use and identifying the groups with less coverage are needed to guide public policies and make them more efficient. But, in Brazil, recent data about these aspects are limited. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of contraceptive use and its inequalities during adolescence and early adulthood. Data from the 1993 Pelotas birth cohort, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, were used. At 15, 18 and 22 years, respectively, 335, 1,458 and 1,711 women reported having started their sexual lives and were included in analysis. Prevalence and 95% confidence intervals were obtained to describe the most used contraceptive methods. Inequalities in modern contraceptive use were evaluated according to wealth index, scholastic backwardness and ethnicity. In all follow-ups, more than 80% of women used at least one modern method. The use of barrier methods decreased with age; at 22 this prevalence was 36.3%. Such use concomitant with other modern methods was lower than 50% in all follow-ups. We observed inequalities in the use of modern contraceptive methods, mainly in barrier methods used with other modern methods. These findings may contribute and improve the public policies in family planning
Backwardness · Cohort · Cohort study · Confidence interval · Economic growth · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Family planning · Inequality · Political science · Population · Public health · Research methodology · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Contraception
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |