Resumen

ALFONSO GONZALEZ, Iruma; REYES SALGADO, Lester Noel; ARCOS VALENCIA, Josué Ariel  y  TOSCANO ARCOS, Melissa Paola. Family planning in times of covid-19. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2021, vol.13, n.6, pp.583-589.  Epub 10-Dic-2021. ISSN 2218-3620.

Women's options and rights to sexual and reproductive health care must be respected regardless of their status secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic, including access to contraception. The general objective of this work is to determine the level of access and basic knowledge of contraceptive methods for the population in times of COVID-19. The universe determined in this research was a group of young Ecuadorians, who have basic knowledge of the subject. To choose a contraceptive method that best meets the needs of the users, some aspects must be taken into account, mainly the user, health, financial capacity and lifestyle. Economic capacity is very important for the use of a contraceptive method when you do not have free access to them, otherwise, you must look for a method that is within your reach. COVID-19 has changed the world in different aspects, including affecting family planning, this according to bibliographic reviews and a survey resulting in a high rate of unwanted pregnancies and the different problems that this entails, under the current circumstances to face the in this situation, we could encourage training and prevention campaigns through the media.

Palabras clave : Family planning; COVID-19; contraception; pandemic.

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