عوامل موثر بر حاملگي ناخواسته در تهران

Factors influencing unwanted pregnancies in Tehran

Approximately 40 percent of pregnancies are unwanted in Iran, which most of them are due to inaccurate use or useless of contraceptive methods. In this cross-sectional study, 4141 women were interviewed who had at least one live child and attended to 12 Tehran university hospitals for delivery in 1996. The questionnaire was included some questions regarding demographic situation, fertility history, contraceptive use prior the pregnancy and willingness to pregnancy. The data was analyzed by multinomial logistic regression using STATA 5 software. This model revealed that .factors including womenʹs education, their husbandsʹ attitude toward contraceptive use, women ʹs age, the number of children by gender (daughters and sons) and the history of contraceptive use prior the pregnancy had influences on pregnancy intention. It is recommended that appropriate policies should be considered on the basis of improving education, appropriate counseling, training of contraceptive methods, promoting male participation in. family planning programs and services.