Vande Vusse Leona, Hanson Lisa, Fehring Richard J, Newman Amy, Fox Jaime
Nurse-Midwifery Program, College of Nursing, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA.
J Nurs Scholarsh. 2003;35(2):171-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2003.00171.x.
Natural Family Planning (NFP) requires periodic abstinence and partner cooperation to prevent pregnancy. The aim of this study was to learn about the effects of modern NFP methods on marital relationships.
Descriptive survey.
Questionnaires were mailed to 1,400 randomly selected couples known to use NFP and residing in the United States of America; 334 couples (24%) responded. Content analysis was used to identify meanings and themes. Numeric analyses were used to determine frequencies.
Nearly two-thirds of the qualitative comments were positive. Four themes were identified in the positive responses: relationship enhancements, knowledge improvements, spirituality enrichments, and method successes. Three negative themes were identified: strained sexual interactions, worsened relationships, and method problems. Although about one-fourth of the comments indicated that NFP presented challenges, the majority (74%) found it beneficial, often resulting in stronger bonds, better communication, and improved knowledge.
NFP had more positive than negative effects and its use warrants further consideration.
自然计划生育（NFP）要求定期禁欲并需要伴侣配合以防止怀孕。本研究的目的是了解现代自然计划生育方法对婚姻关系的影响。
描述性调查。
向随机抽取的1400对已知使用自然计划生育且居住在美国的夫妇邮寄问卷；334对夫妇（24%）进行了回复。采用内容分析法确定意义和主题。采用数值分析确定频率。
近三分之二的定性评论是积极的。在积极回复中确定了四个主题：关系增强、知识提高、精神丰富和方法成功。确定了三个消极主题：紧张的性互动、恶化的关系和方法问题。虽然约四分之一的评论表明自然计划生育带来了挑战，但大多数（74%）认为它有益，通常会带来更紧密的关系、更好的沟通和知识的提高。
自然计划生育的积极影响多于消极影响，其应用值得进一步考虑。
