Contraception usage and the desired number of offspring of Indigenous women from the Gomeroi lands.
Adult
Contraception
/ psychology
Contraception Behavior
/ psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family Characteristics
Female
Fertility
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
/ psychology
New South Wales
Rural Population
/ statistics & numerical data
Socioeconomic Factors
Aboriginal health
contraception
family planning
pregnancy
womens health
Journal
The Australian journal of rural health
ISSN: 1440-1584
Titre abrégé: Aust J Rural Health
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9305903
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2020
Aug 2020
Historique:
received:
16
09
2019
revised:
29
04
2020
accepted:
30
04
2020
pubmed:
30
7
2020
medline:
22
6
2021
entrez:
30
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To describe the current contraception usage patterns from a cohort of Australian Indigenous women, including their ideal family size and spacing between children. Cross-sectional analysis of data (2012-2019). Data are from a longitudinal study, the Gomeroi gaaynggal (babies from Gomeroi lands) program, based in rural and remote Gomeroi lands in New South Wales. Women carrying an Indigenous baby who enrolled during pregnancy were eligible for the study. The mother and child are then followed for up to 10 years. Contraception usage in the postnatal period was recorded, as well as whether they were sexually active, whether they wanted more children and their preferred spacing between children. Medical, social and demographic information was also collected. These measures were self-reported via an online tool (Survey Monkey Ninety-nine women were included in the analysis. Most women reported that they were sexually active at the time they were questioned about their contraceptive usage. The most popular contraception choices were condoms, the oral contraceptive pill and implant rods. Those answering that they did not want more children had a median of three children already. Those who wanted more children had a median of one child. The majority of the women stated that 2-3 years between babies was ideal. The sampled women had clear beliefs about their ideal family size, in which contraceptive usage played an important part.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
360-365Informations de copyright
© 2020 National Rural Health Alliance Ltd.
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