Associations between hormonal contraception use, sociodemographic factors and mental health: a nationwide, register-based, matched case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sociodemographic and mental health characteristics are associated with contraceptive choices. We aimed to describe the sociodemographic, reproductive and mental health characteristics of all fertile-aged women in Finland who used hormonal contraception (HC) in 2017.

Design

A nationwide, register-based study.

Setting

All women living in Finland in 2017; data from the Care Register of Health Care, Medical Birth Register, Population Register Centre, Prescription Centre, Register of Induced Abortions.

Participants

All women aged 15-49 with one redeemed HC prescription in 2017 (n=294 356), and a same-sized, age-matched and residence-matched, control group of non-users.

Outcomes

Rates of HC use; associations between HC use and mental disorders, soci

SUBMITTER: Toffol E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7566729 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature