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Amiri F, Rafiei M, Najafi R. Study of Fertility and Use of Pregnancy Contraceptive Methods in Women Referring to Remedial Centers in Arak City in 2017. J Arak Uni Med Sci 2019; 22 (3) :1-10
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1- Department of Health and Social Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
2- Department of Health and Social Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. ,rafiei@arakmu.ac.ir
3- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran.
2- Department of Health and Social Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. ,
3- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran.
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| Background and Aim: Reducing the fertility rates in Iran and use of multiple contraceptive methods in recent decades have been affected by many social, economic and demographic factors. Therefore, this study was conducted to study the fertility pattern and common preventive fertility methods at Arak city in 2017 year. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 384 married women referred to Arak remedial centers in 2017 year. The participants were randomly selected from Vali Asr, Taleghani and Amir Kabir hospitals. The participants information was collected using questionnaire and subsequently analyzed using Stata software version 12. Ethical Considerations: This study with research ethics code IR.ARAKMU.REC.1396.4 has been approved by research ethics committee at Arak University of Medical Sciences. Findings: Our results showed that the mean age and average duration of marriage of women were 40.03 ± 11.19 and 21.08 ± 12.73 respectively, as well, 281 (73.2%) of women used the natural fertility prevention methods. Most of the participated women were post-graduate diploma with lacked income and housekeeping. Other contraceptive methods such as pills, condoms, IUDs, one-month menses and three-month injections were 8.9, 3.28, 6.38, 1.7 and 2.6, respectively. Conclusion: The most common method for preventing fertility is natural method. Condoms and pills are used more than the other contraceptive methods. There is a lack of awareness of modern contraceptive methods. Therefore, it is recommended that married women be educated about educational materials and counseling for familiarizing them with contraceptives. |
Type of Study: Original Atricle |
Subject:
Obstetrics & Gynocology
Received: 2018/11/18 | Accepted: 2019/04/20
Received: 2018/11/18 | Accepted: 2019/04/20
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