Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF, CA 94143, USA.
Contraception. 2010 Apr;81(4):292-8. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.11.006. Epub 2009 Dec 11.
The underuse of effective contraceptive methods by women at risk for unintended pregnancy is a major factor contributing to the high rate of unintended pregnancy in the United States. As health care providers are important contributors to women's contraceptive use, this study was conducted to assess provider knowledge about contraception.
Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed using data collected from a convenience sample of health care providers (physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants) at meetings of the professional societies of family medicine and obstetrics and gynecology.
Younger providers were more knowledgeable, as were obstetrician/gynecologists, female providers and providers who provide intrauterine contraception in their practice.
The lack of consistent and accurate knowledge about contraception among providers has the potential to dramatically affect providers' ability to provide quality contraceptive care for their patients, which could have an impact on their ability to prevent unintended pregnancies.
在美国，意外怀孕率居高不下的一个主要因素是有意外怀孕风险的女性对有效避孕方法的使用率低。由于医疗保健提供者是促进女性使用避孕措施的重要因素，因此开展本项研究旨在评估提供者对避孕措施的了解程度。
采用便利抽样法，从参加家庭医学和妇产科专业学会会议的医疗保健提供者（医生、护士从业者和医师助理）中收集数据，进行单变量和多变量分析。
年轻的提供者知识更丰富，妇产科医生/妇科医生、女性提供者以及在实践中提供宫内节育器的提供者也是如此。
提供者对避孕措施的了解缺乏一致性和准确性，有可能极大地影响提供者为患者提供优质避孕护理的能力，从而可能影响他们预防意外怀孕的能力。
