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0298/2019 - Contraception use and family planning inequalities of Brazilian women.
Uso de contracepção e desigualdades do planejamento reprodutivo das mulheres Brasileiras.

Author:

• Raquel Elias da Trindade - Trindade, R.E - <raqueletrindade1@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6854-1255

Co-author(s):

• Bárbara Barrozo Siqueira - Siqueira, B.B - <babibs@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1813-128X
• Thayane Fraga de Paula - de Paula, T.F - <thayanefraga23@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1428-3104
• Mariana Santos Felisbino-Mendes - Felisbino-Mendes, M.S. - <marianafelisbino@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5321-5708


Abstract:

Background: Brazil has shown a considerable decline in fertility rates in recent decades. However, sociodemographic differences still have a direct impact on access to family planning in the country. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of contraceptive use according to sociodemographic variables among Brazilian women of reproductive age. Methods: A cross-sectional study using 17,809 women who have responded to the National Health Survey. Prevalence was estimated as well as the 95% confidence intervals and we used Pearson's chi-square test at a significance level of 5% to analyze differences between groups. Results: More than 80% of the women reported to use contraception, the most used method was oral contraceptive (34.2%), followed by surgical (25.9%) and condoms (14.5%). Black / brown, northerly, and low-educated women are more frequently sterilized, while white women, with higher schooling and those living in the south and southeast are the ones who use oral contraception and double protection the most. Conclusion: Despite the improvements observed, there was no decrease in the prevalence of non-use and there are inequalities in access to contraception in the country.

Keywords:

Family Planning; Public Health; Women\'s Health; Contraception; Health Status Disparities; Nursing.

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Trindade, R.E, Siqueira, B.B, de Paula, T.F, Felisbino-Mendes, M.S.. Contraception use and family planning inequalities of Brazilian women.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2019/Oct). [Citado em 24/05/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/contraception-use-and-family-planning-inequalities-of-brazilian-women/17372?id=17372



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