TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of Contraceptive Methods Among Women in the General Population and Female Gynecologists in Spain :
T2 - the ELEGIAN Survey
AU - Perelló Capó, Josep
AU - Quílez-Conde, J.C.
AU - Gutiérrez-Alés, J.
AU - Lobo-Abascal, P.
AU - Parra-Ribes, I.
AU - Cristóbal-García, I.
AU - Andeyro-García, M.
AU - Herrero-Conde, M.
AU - Rius-Tarruella, J.
AU - Calaf Alsina, Joaquim
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The contraceptive preferences of obstetricians and gynecologists (OB/GYNs) are thought to influence the contraceptive counseling they provide. The purpose of this study was to assess contraceptive preferences of OB/GYNs and women in the general population (WGP) in the current Spanish contraceptive scenario. Anonymous online survey of 100 OB/GYNs and 1,217 WGP aged 23-49 years. WGP were younger (35.3 - 7.3 vs. 37.9 - 6.2 years, respectively) and less likely to have stable partners (64.7% vs. 84.0%) and children (49.1% vs. 62.0%) (all p < 0.05 vs. OB/GYNs). Seventy-nine percent versus 82%, respectively, used contraceptive methods, with condoms used most frequently by WGP (37% vs. 22% by OB/GYNs; p < 0.05) and pills by OB/GYNs (26% vs. 21% by WGP; p > 0.05). Intrauterine devices (IUDs) were more frequently used by OB/GYNs (20% vs. 5%; p < 0.05), especially the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices (LNG-IUDs) (18% vs. 2.6%; p < 0.05). The highest-rated methods were condoms among WGP and LNG-IUDs among OB/GYNs. Effectiveness was the most valued attribute of contraceptive methods for both. Reasons related to convenience were the main reason for choosing IUDs. OB/GYNs prescribed the contraceptive method in 40% of cases. Conclusions: Our study reveals differences between female OB/GYNs and WGP in contraceptive methods use and rating. The use of LNG-IUDs was much higher among OB/GYNs.
AB - The contraceptive preferences of obstetricians and gynecologists (OB/GYNs) are thought to influence the contraceptive counseling they provide. The purpose of this study was to assess contraceptive preferences of OB/GYNs and women in the general population (WGP) in the current Spanish contraceptive scenario. Anonymous online survey of 100 OB/GYNs and 1,217 WGP aged 23-49 years. WGP were younger (35.3 - 7.3 vs. 37.9 - 6.2 years, respectively) and less likely to have stable partners (64.7% vs. 84.0%) and children (49.1% vs. 62.0%) (all p < 0.05 vs. OB/GYNs). Seventy-nine percent versus 82%, respectively, used contraceptive methods, with condoms used most frequently by WGP (37% vs. 22% by OB/GYNs; p < 0.05) and pills by OB/GYNs (26% vs. 21% by WGP; p > 0.05). Intrauterine devices (IUDs) were more frequently used by OB/GYNs (20% vs. 5%; p < 0.05), especially the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices (LNG-IUDs) (18% vs. 2.6%; p < 0.05). The highest-rated methods were condoms among WGP and LNG-IUDs among OB/GYNs. Effectiveness was the most valued attribute of contraceptive methods for both. Reasons related to convenience were the main reason for choosing IUDs. OB/GYNs prescribed the contraceptive method in 40% of cases. Conclusions: Our study reveals differences between female OB/GYNs and WGP in contraceptive methods use and rating. The use of LNG-IUDs was much higher among OB/GYNs.
KW - Consumer behavior
KW - Contraception
KW - Contraceptive behavior
KW - Contraceptive prevalence survey
KW - Long-acting reversible contraception
KW - Patient preference
U2 - 10.1089/whr.2023.0048
DO - 10.1089/whr.2023.0048
M3 - Article
C2 - 37818182
SN - 2688-4844
VL - 4
SP - 478
EP - 486
JO - Women's Health Reports
JF - Women's Health Reports
IS - 1
ER -
