Leonard, C. J., Chavira, W., Coonrod, D. V., Hart, K. W., & Bay, R. C. (2006). Survey of attitudes regarding natural family planning in an urban Hispanic population. Contraception, 74(4), 313-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2006.05.075
Leonard CJ, Chavira W, Coonrod DV, Hart KW, Bay RC. Survey of attitudes regarding natural family planning in an urban Hispanic population. Contraception. 2006;74(4):313-317. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2006.05.075
Leonard, Clinton J., et al. "Survey of attitudes regarding natural family planning in an urban Hispanic population." Contraception, vol. 74, no. 4, 2006, pp. 313-317.
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Abstract
Methods
We performed a cross-sectional survey of 357 reproductive-aged women, mostly Hispanic (81.8%), presenting for ambulatory and hospital reproductive care in Phoenix, AZ, about their interest in natural family planning (NFP). Participants completed questionnaires, and responses were analyzed to determine predictors of interest in NFP.
Results
Sixty-one percent stated that they were likely or very likely to use NFP to avoid pregnancy, and 50% would use NFP to achieve pregnancy. Of factors studied, Hispanic ethnicity, lower level of acculturation, less education and recent use of condoms or withdrawal were independently associated with interest in using NFP to avoid pregnancy. Younger age and desire for future pregnancy were independently predictive of potential NFP use to achieve pregnancy.
Conclusion
This study suggests that Hispanic women find NFP to be an appealing family planning alternative.
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Hispanics are the largest minority group in the U.S. and they contribute to over 50 percent of Catholics under the age of 25. The purpose of this study was to determine the patterns of contraceptive use (current and ever), natural family planning (NFP), and abortion among U.S. Hispanic women between the ages of 15 and 44 years and to compare their patterns of use to non-Hispanic women of the same age range. A particular interest was to determine the influence of faith on the choice of family-planning methods among the sexually active U.S. Catholic Hispanic women. Data for this study came from the National Survey of Family Growth 2006-2008, which included 1,613 Hispanic and 5,743 non-Hispanic women between the ages of 15 and 44. Approximately 57 percent of the Hispanic women are Catholic. In general, U.S. Hispanic women had significantly less frequent use of the hormonal pill, male condom, withdrawal, and vasectomy (of male partner) but more frequent use of the IUD and Depo-Provera compared to non-Hispanic women. There was little use of NFP and no difference in the frequency of reported abortion. Catholic Hispanic women had significantly less frequent use of the male condom, the Pill, vasectomy, and abortion and more use of NFP compared to non-Catholic Hispanic women. Although there is some positive influence of faith among the sexually active Hispanic women of reproductive age, overall, the amount of ever use of sterilization (21 percent), condom use (80 percent), Pill use (66 percent), and Depo-Provera (30 percent) is remarkable. The more frequent use of Depo-Provera and the IUD might reflect the economic level of the participants and the use of federally funded family-planning services.
Family Planning Use and Attitudes · Attitudes and Acceptability
Although modern methods of natural family planning (NFP) are effective both to avoid and to achieve pregnancy, relatively few women use these methods. It is not known whether this is due primarily to lack of interest or to other factors. We therefore explored the level of interest in NFP among female family practice patients. We mailed information about NFP to 400 female patients between ages 21 and 42 and conducted follow-up interviews by telephone. We excluded 162 women for whom we could not obtain accurate addresses or phone numbers, 68 women we could not reach by telephone, 67 women who were not currently at risk of pregnancy, and 15 women for other reasons. Twenty-eight women refused to participate in the study. Sixty women completed telephone interviews. Forty-three percent of respondents (n = 60) were interested in learning more about NFP, 24% said they were likely to use NFP to avoid pregnancy, and 32% were likely to use NFP to achieve pregnancy. Younger women and women who were Christian but not Catholic and not of a major Protestant denomination were more interested in NFP. Some female family practice patients are interested in learning and using NFP.
Family Planning Use and Attitudes · Attitudes and Acceptability
A discrepancy exists between the interest in modern methods of natural family planning (NFP) and their actual use in developed countries. To explore reasons for this discrepancy, we analyzed data from a questionnaire administered to postpartum women in Berlin (n = 223) and Cracow (n = 233). Knowledge of NFP, past use of NFP and expected effects of abstinence on the partnership were independently associated with interest in using NFP, but not the choice to do so among those interested. Desire for future pregnancies, importance of religious belief and location in Cracow were independently associated with the choice to use NFP among those interested. Perceived accuracy of observation to identify the fertile time and acceptance of own body were independently associated with both interest in and choice to use NFP. Frequency of intercourse had no effect on interest. These results suggest that increased access and cultural support would likely lead to a higher prevalence of NFP use in developed countries.
Family Planning Use and Attitudes · Attitudes and Acceptability
In the United States, approximately 4% of women of reproductive age use natural family planning (NFP) to avoid pregnancy. It is unclear whether this low number is related to a lack of available information, women's lack of interest, or other factors. Our study examined women's interest in using NFP either to become pregnant or to avoid it. A questionnaire was mailed to 1500 women, aged 18 to 50, who were randomly selected from driver's license renewal records in Missouri for the year beginning July 1991 and ending June 1992. Of the 747 returned questionnaires, 484 were from women who were still potentially fertile. Of these women, 22.5% indicated that they would be likely or very likely to use NFP in the future to avoid pregnancy, and 37.4% indicated that they would be likely or very likely to use NFP in the future to become pregnant. Only 2.8% were currently using a method of NFP. Past use of any method of NFP (including the outdated calendar rhythm method) to avoid pregnancy was associated with interest in future use of modern methods of NFP to avoid pregnancy. Past use of NFP to become pregnant and the possible desire for future pregnancy were associated with interest in future use of NFP to conceive. Many women who are not currently using NFP indicated that they are interested in doing so in the future, either to avoid pregnancy or to conceive. Interest in future use of NFP is associated with, but not limited to, those who have previously used NFP.
Contraception › Family Planning Use and Attitudes › Attitudes and Acceptability
R Curtis Bay, William Chavira, Dean V Coonrod, Kim Ward Hart, Clinton J Leonard
Bill Chavira, Will Chavira, Billy Chavira, W Chavira, D Coonrod, K Hart, C Leonard
PMID 16982232 16982232 DOI 10.1016/j.contraception.2006.05.075 10.1016/j.contraception.2006.05.075 Leonard et al. 2006, Leonard 2006
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Leonard, C. J., Chavira, W., Coonrod, D. V., Hart, K. W., & Bay, R. C. (2006). Survey of attitudes regarding natural family planning in an urban Hispanic population. Contraception, 74(4), 313-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2006.05.075
Leonard CJ, Chavira W, Coonrod DV, Hart KW, Bay RC. Survey of attitudes regarding natural family planning in an urban Hispanic population. Contraception. 2006;74(4):313-317. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2006.05.075
Leonard, Clinton J., et al. "Survey of attitudes regarding natural family planning in an urban Hispanic population." Contraception, vol. 74, no. 4, 2006, pp. 313-317.
