A comparative study of standard-dose and low-dose oral contraceptives in rural Bangladesh.
Fieldworkers in a rural area of Bangladesh distributed two kinds of oral contraceptives to women accepting this method; 286 women received a standard-dose oral contraceptive and 366 women one mile away were given a low-dose pill of the same formulation. Continuation rates at 12 months were 86% for the standard-dose and 75% for the low-dose pill. Worker performance accounted for some of the difference, but the results suggest that the lower-dose pill is less acceptable in rural Bangladesh than the standard-dose pill of the same formulation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001459:Bangladesh; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; D003280:Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008656:Mestranol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009640:Norethindrone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D012424:Rural Population
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; D003280:Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; C014715:Norinyl; D008656:Mestranol; D009640:Norethindrone