Factors Influencing Contraceptive Use in Women Seeking First-Trimester Abortion Care: An Austrian Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coined the Contraceptive Paradox, unwanted pregnancies and abortions remain stable in most West-European countries despite the wide availability of highly effective contraception. Demographic and contextual reasons for ineffective (or no) contraceptive use in couples with no desire for a child have been described, yet data on women's concerns are scarce.

Objective

This study evaluates a broad range of individual factors potentially determining insufficient/less or ineffective contraceptive use.

Methods

N = 399 women post abortion in Vienna, Austria answered a questionnaire assessing demographics, use of contraception, fertility perception, desire to avoid a pregnancy, influence of family and friends, and attitudes toward hormones, the pharma industry, and n

SUBMITTER: Felnhofer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12747652 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature