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KMID : 0377619760300010125
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Korean Jungang Medical Journal
1976 Volume.30 No. 1 p.125 ~ p.131
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A Study on the Responc to the Ovulation Method for Family Planning for Observing the Type of Cervical Mucous
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Abstract
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A study on the response to the Ovulation Method for family planning was carried out from Jan., to Mar., 1975.
The data was obtained from 100 expectant women and their husband who used the Ovulation Method of 6months to 1 year.
The results were as follows;
1) The reasons for wanting family planning are economic (67%). control age gap among sublings (25%), mother´s health (6%), in order to limit the number of children they will have-desirable number of children (2.79), average number of children (3.03) and to avoid the danger of artificial abortion.
2) Percentage of previous family planning methods used (rhythm method 12%, oral pill 10%, loop 5%, coitus interuptus 2% and combination of methods 18%)
3) The reason that previous family planning was not used continuously were;
a. oral pill and loop had undesirable side effects. (oral pill 95%, loop 80%)
b. rhythm method was unreliable
c. coitus interuptus and condom were unacceptable to couples.
4) most couples (99%) learned about the Ovulation Method form family planning center at St. Columban´s hospital.
5) 82 % of the couples used Ovulation Method immediately.
6)After hearing about Ovulation method, 53% of the couples felt it was a good method, 24% of the couples it was a difficult method, 23% of the couples had no strong opinion. 7) The resulting advantage Ovulation ;Method were no side effects (64%) and no expense (26%).
8) The resulting disadvantage of Ovulation Method were
(a) 36% of the couples said their were no disadvantage.
(b) 34% of the couples found daily observation and recording inconvenient.
(c) 20% of the couples found that it was difficult to know ovulation period.
(d) .10 % of the couples found it a psychological burden.
9) For 1 % of the couples, the method failed.
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