Abstract
To identify women's perceptions on men's participation in contraception. Home interviews in the southern region of the city of S. Paulo, SP, Brazil, were carried out. The participant sample was of 254 female users of reversible contraceptive methods, who claimed to have sexual partners at moment of the interview. Statistical analysis of the demographic variables and content analysis techniques of the open questions were performed. In 78.8% of the cases, the contraceptive method of choice was of exclusive female use (pills, injectable, IUD, diaphragm). In spite of the high prevalence of female contraceptive methods, 82.7% of the participants asserted that their male partners were active participants in the contraception, which shows a discrepancy between the method used and their perception on men's participation. The main categories concerning women's perceptions on men's participation in contraception were: men support for the women to use female contraceptive methods and the occasional use by men of male contraceptive method when a woman needs to temporarily interrupt the use of her current contraceptive method. Women perceive men's participation in contraception as a support for them to use contraceptive methods that are highly efficient. The partner's support may be translated by buying the contraceptive pills, reminding the woman of taking them or expressing their opinion about the desired number of children. Women see contraception as an activity of her responsibility and their partners have an auxiliary role.
Highlights
In 78.8% of the cases, the contraceptive method of choice was of exclusive female use
In spite of the high prevalence of female contraceptive methods, 82.7% of the participants asserted that their male partners were active participants in the contraception, which shows a discrepancy between the method used and their perception on men’s participation
The main categories concerning women’s perceptions on men’s participation in contraception were: men support for the women to use female contraceptive methods and the occasional use by men of male contraceptive method when a woman needs to temporarily interrupt the use of her current contraceptive method
Summary
Home interviews in the southern region of the city of S. As variáveis em estudo foram: idade, escolaridade, situação conjugal, participação no mercado de trabalho, contribuição no orçamento doméstico e método contraceptivo usado no momento da entrevista. Ao se observar a distribuição da variável escolaridade nos dois grupos (parceiro participa da concepção e parceiro não participa), constatou-se que a proporção das mulheres que afirmaram participação do parceiro na contracepção foi alta em todos os intervalos. Um outro estudo sobre a trajetória reprodutiva da mulher residente na Região Sul do Município de São Paulo (RSMSP) indicou que as mulheres haviam iniciado sua vida sexual, em mediana, aos 19 anos. A trajetória descrita acima contextualiza o fato de que a grande maioria das mulheres que participaram do presente estudo (60%) tinha idade inferior a 30 anos, constituindo um grupo de mulheres jovens, o qual tinha iniciado a vida sexual, mas não alcançara a paridade desejada, optando pelos métodos reversíveis. Tabela 2 - Formas de participação masculina na contracepção de acordo com respostas das mulheres entrevistadas
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