Open AccessFertility Awareness–Based Methods of Family Planning: Predictors of Correct Use
Author(s) -
Irit Sinaï,
Rebecka Lundgren,
Marcos Arévalo,
Victoria Jennings
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international family planning perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-4154
pISSN - 0190-3187
DOI - 10.1363/3209406
Subject(s) - family planning , fertility , odds , sexual intercourse , natural family planning , demography , medicine , developed country , multinomial logistic regression , odds ratio , pregnancy , logistic regression , population , psychology , gynecology , research methodology , environmental health , machine learning , sociology , computer science , pathology , biology , genetics
Fertility awareness-based methods of family planning help women identify the days of the menstrual cycle when they are most likely to become pregnant. To prevent pregnancy, women avoid unprotected intercourse on these days. Efficacy of these methods may be improved if the users most likely to engage in unprotected intercourse on fertile days can be identified and counseled.