title: [Contraceptive methods and adequacy of hormonal oral contraceptive use in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: 1992-1999].
abstract: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess contraceptive methods and the adequacy of oral contraceptive use by women aged 20 to 49 years in the city of Pelotas. The results were compared with another cross-sectional study performed in 1992. A sample was randomly selected, including 766 women aged 20 to 49 years. Some 495 of the sample (64.6%) used a contraceptive method, in the following order: oral contraceptives (55.4%), surgical sterilization (22.2%), condoms (10,5%), and IUD (7.7%). Among users of oral contraceptives, 62 (22.2%) had some contraindication. Incorrect use of contraceptive methods was associated with age but not with socioeconomic status. As compared to the previous study, there was a reduction in the use of oral contraceptives. Meanwhile, other methods such as surgical sterilization, condoms, and IUD were used more frequently than in 1992.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96030-002, Brasil. jsdc@ufpel.tche.br
authors.forename: Juvenal Soares
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dias-Da-Costa
authors.forename: Denise Petrucci
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Gigante
authors.forename: Ana Maria Baptista
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: Maria Teresa Anselmo
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Olinto
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.forename: Marcelo Alexandre Pinto de
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Britto
authors.forename: Sandra Costa
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Fuchs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal