ArticleClinics and practice2022
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices regarding Contraceptive Pill and Its Side Effects among Women in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia.
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- Experiences of Contraceptive Use and Contraceptive Counseling Among German Psychology Students: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey.Open access journal of contraception · 2026Article
- Assessing Saudi women's knowledge of family planning methods: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
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- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Lebanese women toward the use of oral contraceptive pills.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- How does the knowledge level of physicians and nurses working at primary health centers affect their preference for oral contraceptives in an inland Turkish province?BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Gap in knowledge of health benefits and risks of combined oral contraceptives among Lebanese women.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Contraception is one of the common methods of family planning. The oral contraceptive pill (OCP) is among the most effective methods of contraception. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of oral contraception use and its side effects among women in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was carried out among adult women 18 years and older in the Jazan region. A pre-tested questionnaire was used to assess their demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes, previous experience, and pattern of OCP usage. Descriptive analysis and a logistic regression model were used to analyse data. About 570 questionnaires were distributed and achieved a 98.3% response rate. The majority of women participants were between 18 and 25 years old, and 51.4% of the respondents reported that they had previously used or were using OCP. We found that women had good knowledge and a positive attitude towards OCP, with more than half of the users preferring them over other contraceptive methods. This study indicates that attitude, knowledge, and prior experience of OCP have no significant effect on the usage pattern of OCP among women with relatively high socioeconomic status in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia.
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