Objective: To design software to assist health care providers with contraceptive counselling.
Methods: The Model-View-Controller software architecture pattern was used. Decision logic was incorporated to automatically compute the safety category of each contraceptive option. Decisions are made according to the specific characteristics or known medical conditions of each potential contraception user. The software is an app designed for the iOS and Android platforms and is available in four languages. iContraception(®) facilitates presentation of visual data on medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive treatments.
Results: The use of this software was evaluated by a sample of 54 health care providers. The general satisfaction with the use of the app was over 8 on a 0-10 visual analogue scale in 96.3% of cases.
Conclusions: iContraception provides easy access to medical eligibility criteria of contraceptive options and may help with contraceptive counselling.
Keywords: counselling; education and training; family planning service provision; needs assessment; reproductive health politics.
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