Open AccessPrevalence of contraceptive use and its association with depression among women in the Jazan province of Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mashael AlFaifi,
Ali H Najmi,
Khadija H Swadi,
Abdullah A Almushtawi,
Sattam Jaddoh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1308_20
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , mood , marital status , psychiatry , discontinuation , social support , demography , population , psychology , environmental health , sociology , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics
Hormonal contraceptives (HC) are used for birth control and the treatment of premenopausal syndrome. Mood changes represent the leading reported cause of discontinuation of HC. Changes in mood vary from mild disturbances to severe clinical depression.