Knowledge about missed contraceptive pills among married women at King Abdulaziz University Hospital

Patient Preference and Adherence
Rahila Iftikhar, Bahaa Abdulrahman Aba Al Khail

Abstract

Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are one of the most reliable methods of contraception. However, lack of knowledge about oral contraceptive use and inconsistent pill-taking might result in decreased efficacy. The study reported here aimed to explore women's knowledge about oral contraceptive use and assess the factors associated with knowledge about OCPs among users. This cross-sectional survey was conducted at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between April and June 2014. We included married, non-pregnant women >18 years old who had used a combined 21-day OCP for at least 3 months prior to recruitment. A questionnaire was used to collect the participants' demographic information. It also assessed their knowledge about OCPs. Data were entered into and analyzed using SPSS software. A total of 357 women were recruited. Of these, 57.7% reported they knew what to do after missing one or two pills, but only 18.3% knew exactly what to do after missing more than two pills consecutively. Postgraduate women had a significantly higher knowledge score than illiterate women (P=0.002) and those who had completed at least primary education (P=0.001). Conversely, there was no difference in knowledge scores between Saudi ...Continue Reading

Citations

Oct 24, 2017·PloS One·Eman AlmaghaslahGhada Farhat
May 11, 2020·International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy·Ayesha YasmeenNabeel Kashaan A Syed
Aug 8, 2020·The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception·Rubina IzharSonia Husain
Oct 29, 2020·Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/hemostasis : Official Journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis·Abdulrahman B O MohamedBas De Laat

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