Use of contraceptive methods in Spain: results of a national survey

We conducted a personal interview of 2136 Spanish women aged 15 to 49 years with the aim of determining the contraceptive attitudes of this population . A stratified random sampling was performed to select the women who were t o be interviewed, and this sampling design ensured adequate representation of the sample in Spain. At the time of the survey, only 1296 of the 2136 wo men used some type of contraceptive method (60.6%); the most commonly used method was the condom. The major reason given by the 840 women not using co ntraceptive methods was the absence of sexual intercourse. Nearly 25% of th e Spanish women aged 15-49 years reported that they have no sexual relation s. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.