Contraceptive Use Measured in a National Population-Based Approach: Cross-Sectional Study of Administrative Versus Survey Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prescribed contraception is used worldwide by over 400 million women of reproductive age. Monitoring contraceptive use is a major public health issue that usually relies on population-based surveys. However, these surveys are conducted on average every 6 years and do not allow close follow-up of contraceptive use. Moreover, their sample size is often too limited for the study of specific population subgroups such as people with low income. Health administrative data could be an innovative and less costly source to study contraceptive use.

Objective

We aimed to explore the potential of health administrative data to study prescribed contraceptive use and compare these data with observations based on survey data.

Methods

We selected all women aged 15-49 years,

SUBMITTER: Congy J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11301111 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature