title: User preferences for contraceptive methods in India, Korea, the Philippines, and Turkey. World Health Organization Task Force on Psychosocial Research in Family Planning and Task Force on Service Research in Family Planning.
abstract: Research was conducted to determine the patterns of contraceptive choice in four developing countries and to investigate the association between method selection and demographic/socioeconomic variables, future family planning intentions, and users' perceptions of methods and preference for personnel. After listening to a balanced presentation of information on the methods, each woman indicated her choice and was then interviewed to determine her reasons for selecting that method. The pattern of contraceptive selection differed from the previous pattern of contraceptive use in each clinic, and this suggests that the presentation of balanced information combined with the provision of a free choice of methods is a useful approach to the assessment of the demand.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods*; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D007723:Korea; D008525:Medroxyprogesterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; D010679:Philippines; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; D008525:Medroxyprogesterone