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Table 4 Profile of participating users according to sociodemographic and clinical variables

From: Contraceptive counselling experiences in Spain in the process of creating a web-based contraceptive decision support tool: a qualitative study

 

Categories

n (%)

Sex

Female

49 (77%)

Male

15 (23%)

Age (years)

15–20

19 (30%)

21–26

13  (20%)

27–35

8  (13%)

36–45

13  (20%)

≥ 46

11  (17%)

Education level

Primary school

6 (9%)

Compulsory secondary education

5  (8%)

Lower vocational training

7 (11%)

Higher vocational training

8  (13%)

Baccalaureate (upper secondary)

4 (6%)

University studies

19  (30%)

Master’s degree, Postgraduate studies, Doctoral degree

13  (20%)

None of the above

2 (3%)

Stable couple

Yes

11  (17%)

No 

41  (64%)

NA/DK 

12 (19%)

Current contraceptive use

No

18  (28%)

Yes

46 (72%)

Type of contraceptive method

Condom

27 (59%)

Combined oral contraceptives

10  (22%)

Vasectomy/tubal ligation

1 (2%)

Contraceptive ring

1 (2%)

Natural methods

1 (2%)

IUD

4 (9%)

Progestin-only pills

1  (2%)

Subdermal implant

1  (2%)

Purpose of the contraceptive method

Contraceptive

25  (39%)

Prevent STI

12 (19%)

Both

14 (22%)

Othersa

2 (3%)

NA/DK

11(17%)

Incidences or problems with the current contraceptive method

No

27 (42%)

Yes

26 (41%)

NA/DK

11 (17%)

Which one? (more than one answer possible)

Breakage

8

Slip-off

2

Omission

7

Inconvenience

3

Side effectsb

15

Cost

2

  1. aOther therapeutic purposes: acne, heavy periods or dysmenorrhea
  2. bThe onset of spider veins, amenorrhea, lower limb pain, headache, and others not specified