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Authordc.contributor.authorBarroilhet, Sergio 
Authordc.contributor.authorSenoret, Camila 
Authordc.contributor.authorMallea, Ximena 
Authordc.contributor.authorFritsch Montero, Rosemarie 
Authordc.contributor.authorVohringer, Paul 
Authordc.contributor.authorArraztoa, José-Antonio 
Admission datedc.date.accessioned2018-11-26T20:25:10Z
Available datedc.date.available2018-11-26T20:25:10Z
Publication datedc.date.issued2018-05
Cita de ítemdc.identifier.citationLinacre Quaterly Volumen: 85 Número: 2 Páginas: 155-166es_ES
Identifierdc.identifier.other10.1177/0024363918764950
Identifierdc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/152923
Abstractdc.description.abstractObjective: To compare dyadic (marital) functioning between users of natural family planning (NFP) and users of artificial methods of contraception (AMC). Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in healthy, over eighteen-year-old couples living in stable relationships recruited from primary and secondary health centers in Santiago, Chile. Participants were assessed using a structured interview on sociodemographic and sexual aspects. Primary outcome, marital functioning, was studied using the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). Results: One hundred and thirty-eight couples were studied, sixty-nine in each user group. Both groups had a similar average time living together (124.3 vs. 126.9 months). DAS results were consistent with functional couples in both groups, but on average, the NFP group had a significantly higher DAS score than AMC. After controlling for age, socioeconomic status, time in the relationship, and religious commitment in multivariable analysis, the NFP group had a 47 percent (odds ratio = 1.47) greater possibility of having a functional marital score above the cutoff (DAS > 114) when compared with the AMC group. The AMC group reported more frequency of sexual intercourse but similar sexual satisfaction. Most (>60 percent) of the NFP couples mentioned that their methods improved their relationship. Conclusion: There are sociodemographic differences between both groups, explained partly by unequal access to NFP centers. Both groups have DAS scores within functional range, but NFP users have a higher probability of being in that functional range. This study of mentally and emotionally healthy couples highlights the importance of family planning methods on intimate relationships. Summary Marital functioning is affected by family planning methods. A structured interview and a specific inventory to address conjugal functioning were applied to a group of healthy couples who live in stable relationships and are users of natural family planning (NFP) or artificial methods of contraception (AMC). The results were consistent with functional couples in both groups, but on average, the NFP group had a significantly higher score than the AMC group. The use of NFP explained this difference. This study of mentally and emotionally healthy couples highlights the importance of family planning methods on intimate relationships.es_ES
Patrocinadordc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of los Andes FAI PSI 002-06es_ES
Lenguagedc.language.isoenes_ES
Publisherdc.publisherSagees_ES
Sourcedc.sourceLinacre Quaterlyes_ES
Keywordsdc.subjectContraceptiveses_ES
Keywordsdc.subjectNatural family planninges_ES
Keywordsdc.subjectMarital satisfactiones_ES
Keywordsdc.subjectDyadic functiones_ES
Títulodc.titleMarital functioning in couples practicing periodic abstinence for family planninges_ES
Document typedc.typeArtículo de revista
dcterms.accessRightsdcterms.accessRightsAcceso a solo metadatoses_ES
Catalogueruchile.catalogadorrgfes_ES
Indexationuchile.indexArtículo de publicación ISIes_ES


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