Background Contraceptive decision-making is a complex process. In an ideal world,
individuals would choose the best method of contraception for them by systematically …

Objective To examine the clinical and epidemiological literature addressing contraceptive
method change or discontinuation and to assess whether the documented reasons reflected …

Background Little is known about what women value in their interactions with family
planning providers and in decision making about contraception. Study Design We …

Objective Assisting women with choosing contraceptive methods that meet their needs and
preferences is essential to providing patient-centered care, but research to inform …

Background Unintended pregnancies can have major repercussions that affect a woman's
life and life course. These mistimed or unwanted pregnancies are associated with negative …

Equating contraceptive use with programmatic success is fundamentally flawed in failing to
account for whether individuals desire contraceptive use; this is problematic because …

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors related to consistency between women's “most important”
reason for using contraception and their current contraceptive method. METHODS: A sample …

A common reason for nonuse of modern contraceptives is concern about side effects and
health complications. This article provides a detailed characterization of the belief that …

Objectives We assessed the effect on subjective knowledge of a pilot educational comic
decision aid about contraceptive methods. Study design We designed four comics (www …