Abstract
Objective: We explored women's preferences for contraceptive education and assess the role of the clinician in delivering this education in three U.S. health centers in 2017-2018. Study design: We recruited women ages 16 to 29 presenting for gynecologic care at 3 clinical sites. Respondents completed a survey about preferences for receipt of contraceptive information and trustworthiness of information sources. Results: We included 270 respondents’ surveys (77.6% of approached). Clinicians were the most preferred (87.0%) and trusted (83.5%) source of contraceptive information, and 69.0% said a clinician's recommendation made a source more trustworthy. Conclusions: Clinicians are a trusted source of contraceptive information; their recommendations of other educational resources may improve acceptance by patients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 553-555 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Contraception |
Volume | 104 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2021 |
Keywords
- Clinician
- Contraception
- Education
- Preferences