Nettleman Mary D, Brewer Jennifer, Ayoola Adejoke
Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
J Fam Pract. 2009 Apr;58(4):E1-5.
To reduce unintended pregnancy, it is necessary to understand why women have unprotected intercourse when they do not desire pregnancy.
We devised a survey of 42 potential reasons why women have unprotected intercourse based on the responses of a focus group we had previously convened. We administered the survey to women between the ages of 18 and 39 years who were visiting primary care clinics and were not trying to get pregnant.
Of the 151 respondents, 84 (56%) were having unprotected intercourse. Women gave an average of 9 reasons for having unprotected intercourse. The most common reasons fell into 3 categories: lack of thought/preparation (87% of respondents), being in a long-term or strong relationship (70%), and concerns about side effects of contraception (80%). Eighty-three of the 84 women (99%) chose at least 1 of these categories.
Basing survey questions on focus group responses provided important insights into the reasons women risk unintended pregnancy. A deeper understanding of this issue is critical to reducing unintended pregnancy.
为减少意外怀孕，有必要了解女性在不想要怀孕时进行无保护性行为的原因。
基于我们之前召集的一个焦点小组的回答，我们设计了一项关于女性进行无保护性行为的42个潜在原因的调查。我们对年龄在18至39岁之间、前往初级保健诊所且未试图怀孕的女性进行了该调查。
在151名受访者中，84名（56%）有过无保护性行为。女性给出了平均9个进行无保护性行为的原因。最常见的原因分为三类：缺乏思考/准备（87%的受访者）、处于长期或亲密关系中（70%）以及对避孕副作用的担忧（80%）。84名女性中有83名（99%）选择了这些类别中的至少一项。
根据焦点小组的回答来设计调查问题，为了解女性面临意外怀孕风险的原因提供了重要见解。对这个问题有更深入的理解对于减少意外怀孕至关重要。
