title: Coitus interruptus in female patients seeking services at Obstetrics and Gynecology Department in Rajavithi Hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the using rate and demographic characteristic of female patients attending in Rajavithi Hospital who used coitus interruptus (CI) as a contraceptive method.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred sexually active, reproductive age (15-44 years) female patients attending family planning, postpartum or gynecologic clinic in Rajavithi Hospital between March 1, 2004 and May 31, 2004 were interviewed to obtain demographic data and CI using designed questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and forty out of 200 women were using CI as a choice of contraception (70%). The mean age of the CI groups was 27 years. Most were occupied as private sector employees (49.3%). Friend was the most common route for obtaining information about CI (46.4%). The women and their partners were satisfied with CI 68.6% and 34.3%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Seventy percent of the female patients seeking services at Obstetrics and Gynecology Department in Rajavithi Hospital used CI as a choice of contraception. Friends were the most common route for obtaining information regarding this contraceptive method (46.4%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rajavithi Hospital, College of Medicine, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand. ekachai959@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ekachai
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kovavisarach
authors.forename: Parinya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saringcarnan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003076:Coitus Interruptus / Q000523:psychology*; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult