caa a22 4500 445309261 CHVBK 20180317142623.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00404-010-1613-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00404-010-1613-z The usage and discontinuation of contraceptive methods [Elektronische Daten] [Meltem Bal, Nevin Şahin] Objective: This study aims to determine the rates of contraceptive discontinuation and usage failure and to examine their relation with termination of pregnancy. Materials and methods: This is a descriptive (cross-sectional) type of study. The study population was chosen among women treated at a state hospital in Karaman City, located in the southern part of Turkey. A total of 695 women were interviewed for the present study. Data were collected using a face-to-face interview technique with the questionnaire developed by the researchers. Chi-square test was applied as the significance test. Results: While 44.3% and 23.7% of the women used medical and traditional methods of contraception, respectively, 32.0% did not use any method at all. Sixty percentage of the unintended pregnancies were terminated. Unintended pregnancy rate due to use of the withdrawal method was significantly high (p<0.000). For the reasons of women's discontinuation of family planning methods, it was observed that both usage failure and unintended pregnancy were among the top reasons for the discontinuation of medical methods; discontinuation of the withdrawal method was due to unintended pregnancies. Conclusions: Withdrawal users have the highest unintended pregnancy rates. Most of these unintended/unplanned pregnancies are terminated. To increase the rate of use of medical contraceptive methods, users should be provided with adequate and high-quality consultancy services and evaluation of the applicant should be in accordance with the WHO criteria. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Contraceptive discontinuation nationallicence Contraceptive failure nationallicence Termination of pregnancy nationallicence Traditional method nationallicence Bal Meltem Department of Obstetric and Gynecologic Nursing, Istanbul University Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, 34387, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey aut Şahin Nevin Department of Obstetric and Gynecologic Nursing, Istanbul University Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, 34387, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey aut Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 284/1(2011-07-01), 151-155 0932-0067 284:1<151 2011 284 404 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1613-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1613-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bal Meltem Department of Obstetric and Gynecologic Nursing, Istanbul University Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, 34387, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Şahin Nevin Department of Obstetric and Gynecologic Nursing, Istanbul University Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, 34387, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 284/1(2011-07-01), 151-155 0932-0067 284:1<151 2011 284 404 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer