title: Rate of use of contraceptive methods and risk factors in Tehran, the capital of Iran, in 2010 compared to other cities and regions.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Unwanted pregnancies and deaths from abortion cost the lives of 500 women daily. This study was designed to determine the rate of use of contraceptive methods and the risks.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2010 in Tehran, Iran. Total sample size was 304 participants who all filled out a questionnaire which had two parts. Data were analyzed by SPSS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that age (p = 0.003), employment status (p = 0.001), number of children (p = 0.001), and marriage (p = 0.01), had a significant relation with type of contraceptive method while, education did not correlate with contraceptive methods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  New and often younger couples with no experience about different contraceptive methods may tend to use natural methods because of their lack of knowledge of other techniques. Use of modern contraceptives early in marriage or even before marriage could be a good strategy.
authors.affiliation: Functional Gynecology, Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barooti
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sadeghi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karimi-Zarchi
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Soltani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011275:Pregnancy, Unwanted; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult