title: [Sociodemographic characteristics of users of the contraceptive implant releasing etonogestrel].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The search for options for contraception has always led to the development of increasingly effective methods and safe and, above all, varied for those with any contraindication to always find a viable alternative.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To know the sociodemography characteristics the users of implants liberating contraceptive of etonogestrel and the effects in the 24 following months to its application.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional descriptive study was made in 207 users of implants liberating of etonogestrel during 24 months in the Aguascalientes Delegation of IMSS through a structured questionnaire. The Statistic Program v 7 for the capture, data processing and analysis of were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The group of more frequent age was of 25-29 years; the majority had at least secondary, lived in the urban middle, were married and catholic; 48.6% were dedicated to the home; 1.2% of the pairs did not work; 82.6% had a weekly sex at least; 84.3% had 1 to 2 children; 66.3% wished more children; 95.9% of the pairs approved the method; 29:6% referred a not planned previous pregnancy ; 72.1% used some contraceptive method previously; 36.6% referred bad experience with the previous method; 41.9% requested implants by comfort; 90:1% received information of the method but only 73.8% knew the indirect effect; 86.6% would recommend it; 11.6% left the method by undesirable effects of which the main one was the irregular bled one, whereas 33.1% did not present/display any indirect effect and no patient became pregnant during the time of study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It subdermal implant is a contraceptive alternative adapted by its effectiveness, its tolerance and the high rate of continuity, finding like basic characteristics of the users: young woman, with acceptable educative and economic level, low parity and desires of future fertility.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de Zona número 2, IMSS, Aguascalientes, Aguscalientes.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosales Aujang
authors.forename: María Guadalupe
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: González Roque
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017135:Desogestrel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004343:Drug Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D004343:Drug Implants; C044815:etonogestrel; D017135:Desogestrel