Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

To study the reasons for the high rate of discontinuation from family planning clinics found in Trinidad and Tobago (approximately 40% of attenders discontinue per year).

Main Topics:

Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Length of attendance at clinic and consistency of use, experiences at the clinic and attitudinal responses (waiting times, hours of opening, treatment by staff, privacy, availability of supplies, distance travelled and mode of transport). Methods currently and previously used for birth control, length of use and satisfaction of self and partner, side effects experienced, beliefs about serious effects of the pill. Attitudes of partner to family planning, desire for more children of self and partner, number wanted and when. Reasons for: discontinuation of last method of family planning, not returning to the clinic, not intending to return within 6 months when asked. Background Variables Data collected for respondent and partner: age, school-leaving age, type of school attended, number of children (age and sex), employment status, race, religion, occupation. Household composition.

(a) Discontinuers: systematic random sample of all discontinuers at the 13 sample clinics. Variable sampling fraction to obtain equal numbers from each clinic (b) Continuers: matched for date of clinic registration with 2 out of 3 of the discontinuers selected

Face-to-face interview