How do contraception preferences change over time? Eight years of experience in a tertiary hospital

Merve A. Talmac; Seyma C. Yuksek; Selim Afsar; Aysegul Bestel; Izel Gunay; Ismail Ozdemir

doi:10.15537/smj.2024.45.1.20230348

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Table 1

- Demographic characteristics of the patients.

Variables	Group I (n=1371)	Group II (n=1371)
Age (years)	31.38±6.73	32.24±6.65
18-24	226 (16.5)	203 (14.8)
25-40	1000 (72.9)	1010 (73.7)
41-53	145 (10.6)	158 (11.5)
Gravity	3.41±1.83	3.33±1.68
Parity	2.57±1.34	2±1.20
Abortus	0.64±0.98	0.63±0.94
Curetage	0.18±0.4	0.13±0.34
Education
None	138 (10.1)	123 (9.0)
Preschool	7 (0.5)	10 (0.7)
Elementary school	790 (57.6)	613 (44.7)
Middle school	171 (12.5)	303 (22.1)
High school	205 (15.0)	229 (16.7)
University	30 (2.2)	64 (4.7)
Master’s degree	2 (0.1)	2 (0.1)
Doctorate	28 (2.0)	27 (2.0)

Values are presented as numbers and precentages (%) or mean ± standard deviation (SD).

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Table 2

- Recommended methods of contraception by age groups.

Recommended methods	Age (years)
Recommended methods	18-24	25-40	41-53
None	1 (0.2)	3 (0.1)	0 (0.0)
Condom	41 (9.6)	217 (10.8)	99 (32.7)
IUD	352 (82.1)	1516 (75.4)	161 (53.1)
Depo-Provera	9 (2.1)	63 (3.1)	2 (0.7)
OCP	16 (3.7)	113 (5.6)	16 (5.3)
MPA	8 (1.9)	34 (1.7)	13 (4.3)
BTL	2 (0.5)	62 (3.1)	9 (3.0)
LNG-RIA	0 (0.0)	2 (0.1)	3 (1.0)

Values are presented as numbers and precentages (%). IUD: intrauterine device, OCP: oral contraceptive pill, MPA: medroxyprogesterone acetate, BTL: bilateral tubal ligation, LNG-RIA: levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system

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Table 3

- Differences in recommended and at admission methods of contraception by the groups.

Study outcomes	Group I (n=1371)	Group II (n=1371)	P-values
At admission contraceptive method
None	155 (11.3)	30 (2.2)	<0.001
Coitus interruptus	788 (57.5)	978 (71.3)	<0.001
Condom	134 (9.8)	91 (6.6)	<0.001
IUD	169 (12.3)	165 (12.0)	0.06
Depo-Provera	23 (1.7)	23 (1.7)	0.5
OCP	84 (6.1)	69 (5.0)	<0.001
MPA	16 (1.2)	14 (1.0)	0.003
LNG-RIA	2 (0.1)	1 (0.1)	<0.001
Recommended contraceptive method
None	2 (0.1)	2 (0.1)	0.5
Condom	224 (16.3)	153 (9.7)	<0.001
IUD	941 (68.0)	1088 (79.4)	<0.001
Depo-Provera	41 (3.0)	33 (2.4)	<0.001
OCP	71 (5.2)	74 (5.4)	0.013
MPA	25 (1.8)	30 (2.2)	<0.001
BTL	65 (4.7)	8 (0.6)	<0.001
LNG-RIA	2 (0.1)	3 (0.2)	0.06