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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 912 Birth Control Services, 1970; Consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 91210.5255/UKDA-SN-912-1 Waite, M., Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care Cartwright, A., Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care No information recorded Department of Health and Social Security UK Data Service 01 January 1978 ABORTIONAGEATTITUDESBIRTH CONTROLCHILDRENCONTRACEPTIVE DEVICESDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDISEASESFAMILY PLANNINGGENDERGYNAECOLOGISTSHEALTH PROFESSIONALSHEALTH SERVICESINTERGROUP RELATIONSLEGISLATIONMARITAL STATUSMEDICAL TRAININGMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONSOBSTETRICIANSOVERPOPULATIONPATIENTSPHYSICIANSPLACE OF BIRTHPREGNANCYPRIVATE SECTORRELIGIOUS AFFILIATION Health care services and policiesHistory Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to describe the birth control services in England and Wales (birth control services were interpreted broadly to include sterilization and therapeutic abortion as well as conventional methods) and also to study variations in services between areas. The Birth Control Services study consisted of 5 surveys: SN:402 General Practitioners recorded information about advice given by general practitioners and the views of general practitioners about their role in relation to conventional birth control as well as in relation to therapeutic abortion and sterilisation. Close attention was given to the pill, its possible health hazards, prolonged use, and side effects. SN:909 Health Visitors and Midwives collected data about advice given by health visitors and midwives and their views about their respective roles. The aim was to discover what aspects of birth control (including sterilisation and therapeutic abortion) they feel confident and justified in discussing with the mothers they visit and to what extent they do this. SN:910 Consultant General Surgeons and Urologists collected information about the views and practice of consultant general surgeons and urologists in relation to sterilisation and in the field of birth control generally. SN:911 Consultant Psychiatrists collected information about the role of consultant psychiatrists in advising about terminations of pregnancy. SN:912 Consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology collected information about the views and practice of consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists in relation to sterilisation, terminations of pregnancy and in the fields of birth control generally.Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Type of maternity patient with whom contraception should be discussed, which of the maternity staff most often discuss contraception with patients, opinion on most appropriate person to do so, stage of pregnancy at which discussion is most appropriate, whether consultant personally takes part in discussions. Proportion of patients referred and to whom, proportion treated privately and through NHS. Method of birth control most frequently recommended, opinion on contraindications to prescribing the pill, recommended length of time, estimation of risk involved, opinion on relevance of over-population, whether man or woman more appropriate user of contraception. Desired changes in birth control services, opinion on who should have free access to birth control. Whether advantageous to base contraceptive clinics at hospitals with maternity patients and reasons, situations in which consultant would introduce idea of sterilisation, whether sterilisation discussed routinely and when, number of female sterilisations performed in 1970, whether male or female sterilisation preferable and reasons. Whether female sterilisation discussed with husband, whether male sterilisation services adequate. Terminations: attitude to, situations in which consultant would perform, whether sterilisation should ever be a required condition for granting a termination, availability of medical social worker and how often used, whether patients are seen by psychiatrist, what arrangements made to give contraceptive advice to unmarried women, whether consultant encounters resistance from nursing staff, number of terminations performed in 1970, proportion turned down, proportion delegated to other staff for making decision/performing operation, whether special units should be established under NHS, whether termination could be an outpatient procedure. Opinion on training of junior doctors in contraceptive techniques and whether continued in present post. Background Variables Marital status, number of children, religion. 197001 January 1970 England and Wales Medical consultantsGroupsNational Consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in England and Wales Cross-sectional (one-time) study Drawn by the Sampling Branch of the Government Social Survey. 52 registration districts were listed according to population size and grouped into four strata with equal population in each. 13 registration districts were selected Face-to-face interview The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you. See <restrctn> https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 912 2024-11-28T07:34:34Z ddi:codebook:2_5