Reproductive women health: factors in the choice of contraceptive methods

Abstract

The attention to family planning involves not only the provision of methods and
techniques for the conception and contraception, but also involves the provision of information
and monitoring in the context of free and informed choice. Objectives: Identify the choice of
women in relation to the contraceptive method in the UBS of the district of Major Prates in the
city of Montes Claros before and after the family planning meeting and verify what are the factors
that influence the choice of the method after participating in the meeting. Methodology: This is a
descriptive and exploratory research of quantitative approach. Data collection was performed
with women users of FHS and participants of family planning meetings, between 15 and 25 of
March of 2016, using a structured questionnaire. Results: Hormonal contraceptives were the most
frequently mentioned as the method in women’s mind and the preferred choice by the women
(60.46%). The main factor that determined the choice of the method was due “to be easier and
more practical” (35%), followed by "being safer" (22.5%) and "do not want to have more children"
(12.5%). Conclusion: It is necessary that the basic attention care reinforce even more the service
of reproductive family planning through continuous training of the health professionals, as well as
the improvement in the development of the educational groups that allow the increase of the
participant’s numbers, also inserting in this context the participation of the men as also
responsible for reproduction.