ABSTRACT
Contraceptive prevalence in Cambodia is relatively low, while maternal mortality, newborn mortality, and projected rates of abortion are high. Fears of side effects and health concerns appear to be the leading reasons for non-use of modern contraceptive methods. Data on contraceptive side effects was collected through a longitudinal study of women using oral contraception in rural Cambodia. Physical and perceived side effects were reported. One of the side effects reported, hot flashes, is not well documented. A perceived side effect which caused immediate discontinuation was that combined oral contraceptives cause fever and diarrhea in breastfed children. More common side effectswere well tolerated. An opportunity exists to increase demand for contraception in Cambodia; understanding and addressing specific side effects which are particularly bothersome or which cause discontinuation, such as hot flashes, is an important step to improving the demand for contraception among women and families. This study sought to gather data on the specific side effects women were concerned about in order to find solutions which might encourage use and continuation.
ABSTRACT
Objetivo - Avaliar o conhecimento de adolescentes grávidas sobre métodos contraceptivos em relação às ações dos mesmos, bem como a importância referente a seu uso. Métodos - O método empregado foi quantitativo, de caráter descritivo. A amostra correspondeu a 50 adolescentes grávidas, com idade entre 11 a 19, que responderam a um questionário contendo perguntas sobre o tema. A seguir, foram calculadas as frequências da distribuição dos dados. Resultados - A análise dos dados mostrou que a média de idade encontrada foi de 16 anos; os métodos mais conhecidos por elas são os preservativos masculino (94%) e feminino (68%), o anticoncepcional oral (70%), injetável (70%)e de emergência (64%). Das gestantes, 54% relataram que não utilizaram nenhum método na primeira relação sexual, justificando o "esquecimento"ou a "abstração" durante a relação; todavia 40% já fazia uso frequente de algum método anticoncepcional antes de engravidar, sendo o anticoncepcional oral o mais usado por elas. Conclusão - As adolescentes demonstraram conhecimento inadequado com relação a alguns métodos anticoncepcionais e baixa frequência de uso desses métodos.
Objective - To evaluate the knowledge of pregnant adolescents on contraception in relation to the action of the same, and the importance on to use. Methods - The method that has been used was descriptive, qualitative and quantitative. The samples corresponded to 50 pregnant adolescents whose ages varies from 11 and 19 years old that have been answered a questionnaire about the proposed topic. Following it were calculated the frequency distribution of the dates. Results - The adolescents had an average age of 16, contraceptives are most notorious for male condoms (94%) and females (68%), the oral contraceptive (70%), injection (70%) and emergency (64% ), and 54% of them did not use any method at first intercourse, the main reason the fact was their "failure" of that time and 40% had frequent use of any contraceptive method before pregnancy, oral contraception being the most used by them. Conclusion - The adolescents showed inadequate knowledge about certain contraceptive methods and low frequency of using these methods.