Fait Tomas, Buryak Dmitry, Cirstoiu Monica-Mihaela, Luczai Eva, Janczura Rafal
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Prague, Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Health, Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Minsk, Belarus.
Drugs Context. 2018 Feb 7;7:212510. doi: 10.7573/dic.212510. eCollection 2018.
The availability of various oral contraceptive (OC) pill formulations with different hormone compositions suggests that there is potential to align a particular product with an individual user's needs and preferences. To explore this concept further, a survey was conducted of current users of OCs to define and confirm areas of specific needs, and to gain insight into their views and preferences for OC formulations.
During November and December 2015, women users (n=615) of OCs in five Central and Eastern European countries were surveyed in face-to-face interviews conducted by experienced interviewers. The survey questionnaire comprised 34 questions about the use of and specific needs for OCs.
Four basic needs of women taking OCs were identified: reliable contraception, reversibility of contraception, no effect on body weight and safety. Overall, 85% of surveyed women indicated that prevention of pregnancy was the main reason for taking OCs. Weight gain was the side effect of greatest concern with OC use (46% spontaneous answer; 65% aided answer). Independent behavioural segmentation analysis identified four groups - Solved Cycle Problems (46% of participants), Low Hormone Content (22%), Lifestyle (17%) and Beauty (14%) - which characterised the women according to needs and preferences beyond the basic needs of OCs. Each group had unique features and distinct preferences for different formulations of OCs.
Aligning product advantages with specific individual needs may enhance users' overall experience with OCs as a contraceptive option.
各种具有不同激素成分的口服避孕药(OC)制剂的出现表明,使特定产品与个体用户的需求和偏好相匹配具有潜力。为了进一步探讨这一概念,对当前口服避孕药使用者进行了一项调查,以定义和确认特定需求领域,并深入了解他们对口服避孕药制剂的看法和偏好。
2015年11月至12月期间,由经验丰富的访谈员对中欧和东欧五个国家的615名口服避孕药女性使用者进行了面对面访谈。调查问卷包括34个关于口服避孕药使用和特定需求的问题。
确定了服用口服避孕药女性的四个基本需求:可靠避孕、避孕可逆性、对体重无影响和安全性。总体而言,85%的受访女性表示预防怀孕是服用口服避孕药的主要原因。体重增加是口服避孕药使用中最令人担忧的副作用(46%为自发回答;65%为辅助回答)。独立行为细分分析确定了四个群体——解决周期问题者(46%的参与者)、低激素含量者(22%)、生活方式者(17%)和美容者(14%)——这些群体根据口服避孕药基本需求之外的需求和偏好对女性进行了特征描述。每个群体对不同的口服避孕药制剂都有独特的特点和不同的偏好。
使产品优势与特定个体需求相匹配可能会提升用户将口服避孕药作为避孕选择的总体体验。