Women's preferences for a new contraceptive under development: an exploratory study.
Women's preferences for a new contraceptive under development: an exploratory study.
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10.3389/fgwh.2023.1095112
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2023
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目前可用的避孕方法不能满足所有使用者的需要。我们试图探索潜在的最终用户的偏好，对按需，非激素女性避孕药目前正在开发中，使用基于网络的调查。我们通过Amazon Mechanical Turk（MTurk）上的网络链接招募受访者进行探索性调查。如果个人年龄在18-44岁之间，被确定为顺性别女性，讲英语，未怀孕，并且以前使用过屏障避孕，则有资格。受访者提供了人口统计学特征和基本生育史。然后，我们简要介绍了潜在的避孕措施。受访者被问及他们的兴趣在拟议的避孕和方法属性的偏好。共有500名受访者完成了调查。四分之三的受访者年龄<35岁，48.2%的人目前正在使用屏障避孕方法。四分之三的答复者（73.8%）表示有兴趣使用正在开发的避孕药具。大多数人希望这种方法体积小（≤2英寸），杆状，成本低（每次使用<5美元）。超过一半（59.4%）的人说，能够在伴侣不知情的情况下使用这种方法很重要。报告最多的潜在问题是阴道刺激（51.6%）和缺乏有效性（46.4%）。60%的受访者相信他们可以正确使用该方法。现有的避孕方法缺乏一些使用者喜欢的属性。新避孕药具的开发在开发过程的早期往往不涉及最终用户的投入。该样本中的个体对提议的避孕药表现出兴趣，并表达了可以为该方法的进一步发展提供信息的偏好。
Currently available contraceptive methods do not meet the needs of all users. We sought to explore preferences of potential end-users regarding an on-demand, non-hormonal female contraceptive currently under development, using a web-based survey. We recruited respondents for an exploratory survey via web link on Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk). Individuals were eligible if they were 18–44 years of age, identified as cis-gender female, were English-speaking, not pregnant, and had used barrier contraception previously. Respondents provided demographic characteristics and a basic reproductive history. We then provided a brief description of the potential contraceptive. Respondents were asked about their interest in the proposed contraceptive and preferences for method attributes. A total of 500 respondents completed the survey. Three-quarters of respondents were <35 years of age and 48.2% were currently using a barrier contraceptive method. Three-fourths of respondents (73.8%) expressed interest in using the contraceptive under development. The majority wanted the method to be small (≤2 inches), rod-shaped, and low cost (<$5 per use). More than half (59.4%) said it was important to be able to use the method without partners’ knowledge. The most reported potential concerns were vaginal irritation (51.6%) and lack of effectiveness (46.4%). Sixty percent of respondents were confident they could use the method correctly. Available contraceptive methods lack attributes preferred by some users. Development of new contraceptives frequently does not involve end-user input early in the development process. Individuals in this sample displayed interest in the proposed contraceptive and expressed preferences that can inform the further development of this method.