Women's values in contraceptive choice: a systematic review of relevant attributes included in decision aids.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women can choose from a range of contraceptive methods that differ in important ways. Inadequate decision support may lead them to select a method that poorly fits their circumstances, leading to dissatisfaction, misuse, or nonuse. Decision support interventions, such as decision aids, may help women choose a method of contraception that best fits their personal circumstances. To guide future decision aid development, we aim to summarize the attributes of contraceptive methods included in available decision aids as well as surveys and interviews of women actively choosing a contraceptive method.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review to identify attributes of contraceptive methods that may be important to women when engaging in this decision making process. We p

SUBMITTER: Wyatt KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3932035 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature