This study was conducted to assess the knowledge of family medicine providers and their attitudes towards emergency contraception in a teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. A 21-item questionnaire containing the demographic profile of respondents and questions concerning knowledge of and attitudes towards emergency contraception was distributed among participants. In total, 45 interviews were...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of a teacher led intervention to improve teenagers' knowledge about emergency contraception. DESIGN Cluster randomised controlled trial. SETTING 24 mixed sex, state secondary schools in Avon, south west England. PARTICIPANTS 1974 boys and 1820 girls in year 10 (14-15 year olds). INTERVENTION Teachers gave a single lesson on emergency contraception t...

Objectives: To investigate the knowledge and attitudes towards emergency contraception among women in Hong Kong. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted among women who attended the general gynaecology clinic at a regional hospital from July 2014 to September 2014. Questions regarding the use of emergency contraception, knowledge, and attitudes towards emergency contraception were explore...

Objective To analyze the determinants of emergency contraception non-use among women in unplanned and ambivalent pregnancies. Method Cross-sectional study with a probabilistic sample of 366 pregnant women from 12 primary health care units in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A multinomial logistic regression was performed, comparing three groups: women who used emergency contraception to prevent o...

OBJECTIVES To explore young women's accounts of their use and non-use of emergency contraception. DESIGN Qualitative study using in-depth interviews. PARTICIPANTS 30 women aged 16-25; participants from socially deprived inner city areas were specifically included. SETTING Community, service, and educational settings in England. RESULTS Young women's accounts of their non-use of emergenc...

OBJECTIVES. To review the profile of emergency contraceptive users, their reasons for using emergency contraception, and whether they use it correctly. DESIGN. Retrospective analysis of medical records. SETTING. Six Birth Control Clinics and three Youth Health Care Centres of the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS. Women requesting emergency contraception between 2006 and 20...

OBJECTIVE To examine the impact on contraceptive practice of making emergency hormonal contraception available over the counter. DESIGN Analysis of data on contraceptive practice for women aged 16-49 years in the period 2000-2 from the Omnibus Survey, a multipurpose survey in which around 7600 adults living in private households are interviewed each year. SETTING Private households in Great...

Objective To examine the impact on contraceptive practice of making emergency hormonal contraception available over the counter. Design Analysis of data on contraceptive practice for women aged 16-49 years in the period 2000-2 from the Omnibus Survey, a multipurpose survey in which around 7600 adults living in private households are interviewed each year. Setting Private households in Great Bri...

CONTEXT Little is known about how written family planning clinic policy regarding emergency contraception, as well as personal characteristics, behaviors and attitudes, may influence a woman to use emergency contraception. METHODS Between June 2001 and July 2002, women attending publicly funded family planning clinics in Pennsylvania were enrolled in an 18-month longitudinal study. Half atten...