Satisfaction from family planning services and the progesterone containing contraceptives [Ai·le planlamasi hi·zmetleri·nden ve progesteron i·çeren kontrasepti·f kullanimindan memnuni·yet]

This study was to evaluate the satisfaction level of women who have been having family planning services and the progesterone containing contraceptives they have been using and to determine the factors effecting this satisfaction. Study was planned as methodological and experimental study. This study contained the evaluation of women applied to given implantable (n=35) and DMPA (n=35) their satisfaction regarding the contraceptive method they used at the first, 3rd and 6th month of application by using interview method. · It was detected that women were satisfied in respect to all general (X=129.71 ± 6.07) aspects. Women were found to be satisfied from progesterone containing contraceptives according to the results obtained at first month 84.3% (X=91.03 ± 9.00), 3rd 89.6% (X=91.06 ± 6.47) and 6th 85.3% (X=89.51 ± 6.85) months. · Age, educational status, salary, menstrual cycle and the number of pregnancies had an effect on satisfaction. While employment status and number of living child had an effect on satisfaction from implantable methods, educational status, salary and any death birth were found to have an effect of satisfaction of DMPA. It is needed to apply this kind of satisfaction scales to obtain enough feedback related to the quality of given services in respect to nursing practice.