Koch T, Marslew U, Nielsen M R
Ugeskr Laeger. 1993 Nov 1;155(44):3546-50.
One hundred and twenty (120) women, taking contraceptive pills, underwent a structured interview with a view elucidating their knowledge of the physiology of menstruation, the action and side effects of contraceptive pills and their compliance in the taking of contraceptive pills. The most important sources of information were the medical letters in magazines and the women's own doctors, while the teaching in the Folkeskole (primary and lower secondary school) had not had any major influence on the level of information. Well over one third of the interviewed women knew the most important action mechanism of the contraceptive pill, and half of the women could give a satisfactory explanation of the physiology of menstruation. Twenty-four percent (24%) thought that pregnancy could not occur until 1-2 months after the woman had ceased taking the pill. There was high compliance among the women i.e. that their behavior was correct when they had forgotten to take one or two contraceptive pills, when bleeding was irregular, and when beginning on a new package of pills. Eighty-three percent (83%) had experienced side effects that could be related to contraceptive pills. The investigation shows that there is a need for more efficient information about the effects of the Pill and about the physiology of menstruation.
120名服用避孕药的女性接受了一次结构化访谈，目的是阐明她们对月经生理、避孕药的作用和副作用以及她们服用避孕药的依从性的了解。最重要的信息来源是杂志上的医学文章和女性自己的医生，而 Folkeskole（小学和初中）的教学对信息水平没有任何重大影响。超过三分之一的受访女性知道避孕药最重要的作用机制，一半的女性能够对月经生理给出令人满意的解释。24%的女性认为女性停止服药后1至2个月内不会怀孕。这些女性的依从性很高，即当她们忘记服用一两片避孕药、出血不规律以及开始服用新包装的避孕药时，她们的行为是正确的。83%的女性经历过可能与避孕药有关的副作用。调查表明，需要更有效地宣传避孕药的作用和月经生理知识。
