Analysis of perceptions of contraceptive use among young people in the ecuadorian amazon region

Authors

  • Walter Vayas Valdiviezo
  • Iruma Alfonso González
  • Marcia Alexandra Silva Mata

Keywords:

contraceptives, pregnancy, sexual education, contraceptive pills, intrauterine devices

Abstract

Introduction: Contraceptives are methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy.

Objective: The objective of the study was to analyse the perception of contraceptive use among young people in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Methods: The study was analytical, experimental, longitudinal and prospective. The sample consisted of 196 young people from the Ecuadorian Amazon. An individual structured open-ended interview was carried out and McNemar's statistical test was applied.

Results: Before the intervention, 95 young people (48.5 %) disagreed with contraceptive use, while after the intervention, this figure decreased to 65 young people (33.2 %). Before the intervention, 101 young people (51.5 %) were in favour of contraceptive use, but after the intervention, 131 young people (66.8 %) expressed agreement. The McNemar test yielded a significant value of p < 0.001. Interviews conducted revealed youth perceptions such as: lack of access to accurate and reliable information on contraceptives, myths or misinformation in the environment, concerns about side effects, scarcity of resources and services to access contraceptive methods, as well as social stigma and lack of confidential settings to obtain them.

Conclusions: McNemar's test yields a value of p<0.001, indicating a significant change in young people's perceptions of contraceptive use in the Ecuadorian Amazon after the intervention. Therefore, the Null Hypothesis (H0) is rejected, confirming that the intervention did influence young people's views on contraceptive use.

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Published

2023-12-20

How to Cite

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Vayas Valdiviezo W, Alfonso González I, Silva Mata MA. Analysis of perceptions of contraceptive use among young people in the ecuadorian amazon region. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 20 [cited 2025 Aug. 2];42(2). Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/3150