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  • Title: Women's contraceptive attitudes and use in 1992.
    Author: Forrest JD, Fordyce RR.
    Journal: Fam Plann Perspect; 1993; 25(4):175-9. PubMed ID: 8405344.
    Abstract:
    Women aged 15-44 rate the pill, the condom, vasectomy and female sterilization most highly, according to 1992 data from an annual survey by Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation of contraceptive attitudes and method use. The 6,955 survey respondents underrepresent women who are black or who have household annual incomes greater than $50,000, but they are similar to all American women in age, marital status and region of the country. About 74-84% of women giving an opinion view these methods favorably and 64% rate the hormonal implant favorably. The proportion of unmarried women who had had intercourse increased from 76% in 1987 to 86% in 1992. As a result, proportions of women at risk of unintended pregnancy rose from 72% to 77%. Contraceptive use also rose, from 92% to 94%. The most commonly used method is the pill (39%), followed by the condom (25%), female sterilization (19%) and vasectomy (12%). Married women exposed to the risk of unintended pregnancy are more likely to use sterilization (48%), while unmarried women are more likely to use the pill (52%) and the condom (33%). Pill use has increased since 1987, especially among married women, and condom use has increased among all women. Among unmarried women at risk of unintended pregnancy, condom use rose from 18% in 1987 to 33% in 1992. Among condom users, 40% of unmarried users and 13% of married users also use another method. The Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation conducted a nationwide survey of sexual behavior and contraceptive use among 6955 15-44 year old women in 1992. The respondents tended to be white and to have incomes less than $50,000. Researchers compared its data with data from the 1987 Ortho Birth Control Study, The proportion of single women at risk of unintended pregnancy increased from 63% to 74% between 1987 and 1992 as a result of increased sexual activity (e.g., 76% in 1987 had had intercourse vs. 86% in 1992). Single women increased their use of contraceptives in this period (86-92%) which counterbalanced the increases in sexual activity and the risk of unintended pregnancy among single women. The risk of unintended pregnancy essentially remained the same for married women (78% in 1987 and 79% in 1992). Overall contraceptive use increased from 92% to 94%. In 1992, the most popular methods included oral contraceptives (OCs) (39%), condoms (25%), female sterilization (19%), and vasectomy (12%). In 1992, women had a tendency to use user-controlled, reversible methods more often than they did in 1987. For example, condom use increased from 17% to 25% among all users, especially among unmarried women (18-33%), between 1987 and 1992, while OC use increased from 32%-39%. Sexually active married women were more likely to depend on sterilization (48%) whereas single women were more likely to depend on OCs (52%) and condoms (33%). In 1992, 74-84% of respondents had a favorable opinion of female sterilization (74%), condoms (76%), vasectomy (79%), and OCs (84%). 40% of single, condom users and 13% of married, condom user also used another method.
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