title: Consumers of oral contraceptives in a social marketing program in Honduras.
abstract: This paper presents data on the characteristics of oral contraceptive users in Honduras, obtained from a point-of-purchase survey conducted in pharmacies in 1986. The oral contraceptive Perla, provided by the Social Marketing Program, accounted for 42 percent of sales. Forty-five percent of those using Perla were considered "new" users; either they were purchasing contraceptives for the first time or had used only Perla. Almost half of those who switched to Perla previously had obtained their orals in the noncommercial sector. Brand substitution occurred among users of commercial brands at about the same rate as among Perla users (51 percent versus 55 percent). Most women switching contraceptives did so within two months of their last purchase.
authors.affiliation: Program Evaluation Division, Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Janowitz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Machuca
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suazo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003153:Community Health Services; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006721:Honduras; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral