The development of a multi-criteria decision analysis aid to help with contraceptive choices: My Contraception Tool.
French, Rebecca S;
Cowan, Frances M;
Wellings, Kaye;
Dowie, Jack;
(2013)
The development of a multi-criteria decision analysis aid to help with contraceptive choices: My Contraception Tool.
The journal of family planning and reproductive health care / Faculty of Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, 40 (2).
pp. 96-101.
ISSN 1471-1893
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jfprhc-2013-100699
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My Contraception Tool (MCT) applies the principles of multi-criteria decision analysis to the choice of contraceptive method. Its purpose is to make the decision-making process transparent to the user and to suggest a method to them based on their own preferences. The contraceptive option that emerges as optimal from the analysis takes account of the probability of a range of outcomes and the relative weight ascribed to them by the user. The development of MCT was a collaborative project between London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Brook, FPA and Maldaba Ltd. MCT is available online via the Brook and FPA websites. In this article we describe MCT's development and how it works. Further work is needed to assess the impact it has on decision quality and contraceptive behaviour.
