Social inequalities in the use of contraceptives in adult women from Southern Brazil

摘要: ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe the contraceptive methods used by adult women and associated socioeconomic demographic factors. METHODS: Population-based cross-sectional study with 20 to 49-year-old from Sao Leopoldo, state of Rio Grande do Sul, in 2015. Three outcomes were considered analyze association characteristics: use oral pills, tubal ligation male condom. The crude prevalence ratios, stratified age, 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) obtained using Poisson regression, taking experimental error into account. RESULTS: A total 736 women, aged 49 years old, evaluated. condom respectively 31.8% (95%CI 28.4–35.3), 11.1% 9.0–13.6) 10.9% 8.7–13.3). In addition, 10.5% (n = 77) reported making combined pills analysis, younger lower education level social classes less pills. Tubal was more prevalent among classes, but only age group 30 39 old. No differences found relation CONCLUSIONS: results indicated that persist contraception, which can be both difficulties access these inputs frailty actions reproductive health achieve needs preferences who are socially vulnerable.