Satisfaction with the use of contraceptive methods among women from primary health care services in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 749 - 756
• Main Authors: Ana Luiza Vilela Borges, Osmara Alves dos Santos, Karina Simão Araújo, Renata Ferreira Sena Gonçalves, Patricia Lima Ferreira Santa Rosa, Natália Castro de Nascimento
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco
• Subjects: Contraception; Family planning; Patient satisfaction; Primary health care
• ISSN: 1806-9304
• DOI: 10.1590/1806-93042017000400008

Abstract Objectives: to assess satisfaction with the use of contraceptive methods among women attending primary health care services in São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: crosssectional study conducted with a sample of 668 women aged 1849 years, who were enrolled in 38 primary health care facilities in São Paulo city, Brazil, in 2015. Exclusion criteria were no sexual initiation, use of irreversible contraceptive methods for more than five years, pregnancy and no contraceptive method use. Data were analyzed using chisquare and multivariate logistic regression. Results: in general, women were satisfied with current contraceptive method (78.7%). The higher percentage of satisfaction was observed among IUD users (94.7%), and female and male sterilization users (93.5% and 91.7%, respectively). Withdrawal users were less satisfied (52.9%). Contraceptive method itself was the only factor associated with satisfaction. Barrier or traditional method users were less likely to be satisfied with their contraceptive methods than irreversible method users. Conclusions: long acting contraceptive method and irreversible method users were more satisfied with their contraceptive methods. Efforts should be undertaken in order to make these contraceptives available and accessible in primary health care facilities in Brazil.