Use of contraceptive methods during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Objective: Analyze the use of contraceptive methods during the pandemic. Method: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, exploratory study, approved by the Ethics Committee for Research involving Human Beings (number 3,146,657). Women, who collected contraceptives in the period between 01/01/2020 to 07/30/2020, over 18 years old, with complete registration and resident in the coverage area of the Basic Health Unit Aquiles Stenghel (Londrina – Paraná) were interviewed by the researchers by telephone. Results: Descriptive tables were created with the interview responses obtained. It was noted that four collaborators were not using any contraceptive at the time of the interview, and eight had changed contraceptive methods. All participants reported being familiar with at least one contraceptive and having used it at some point. Conclusion: Injectable contraceptives, despite the aforementioned undesirable effects, continued to be the most widely used method among the participants, and there was a lack of use of condoms. It is evident that women especially those who are in a vulnerability context need a bit more of pharmacy assistance in order to guarantee correct contraceptives use and its efficiency