[Family planning: an evaluation of the program at a health center (1986-1990)]. / Planificación familiar: evaluación del programa en un centro de salud (1986-1990).

OBJECTIVE: To gain dome idea of the characteristics of the population attended at a Family Planning Clinic (FPC) in a Health Centre, attempting to find the coverage and performance of the Clinic. DESIGN: Retrospective descriptive study, which analysed 403 cases between July 1986 and December 1990. SITE. Family Planning Clinic in the "Huerta de la Reina" Health Centre. PATIENTS AND OTHERS PARTICIPANTS: Women of child-bearing age who requested a consultation during the period of the study. MAIN MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: A uni/bivariate analysis of the studies was carried out. Coverage of 16.3% of the population of child-bearing age, with 69.5% of the women being under 29, was attained. The most frequent motive for a consultation was advice on methods of contraception. Oral contraception (65.0%) was the most common form prescribed. 27.1% of those attending consultation were referred to the second level. Attendance at periodic check-ups was very low.

[Family planning in primary care. One year of experience at a health center]. / Plantificación familiar en atención primaria. Un año de experiencia en un centro de salud.

We report in the present study the results of one year activity of the family planning (FP) clinic of the health center "Huerta de la Reina". We aimed at the characterization of the population on care and its response to the development of the FP program, as a possible basis for future policies. The consulting women is usually aged between 20 and 29 years, is a housewife, and her socioeconomic status is low. She has between one and three children; she had the first one when she was 20-24 years old, and had sexual intercourse for the first time before age 20. As regards birth control, she has usually not adopted any effective method during most of her fertile years; however, she has been taking oral contraceptives for 1-3 years and attends the FP clinic asking for method to secure no further pregnancies. In most cases she is free of medical risks for eventual pregnancies, and she is prescribed oral contraceptives. Women with the highest number of children are those of lower socioeconomic status (p less than 0.05). Likewise, there is a relationship between the educational level and the method used at the time of consultation (p less than 0.05).