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YEAR: 2004

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Effect of advanced provision of emergency contraception on women's

contraceptive behaviour: a randomized controlled trial.

AUTHORS

S.T.Lo S; Fan SY; Ho PC; Glasier AF

SOURCE

Human Reproduction. 2004;19(10):2404-2410.

ABSTRACT

Emergency contraception (EC) can prevent pregnancy but is under-used. Advanced provision increases use but the

effect on contraceptive behaviour varies. Women aged 18-45 years, using less effective contraceptives, were

randomized to either advanced provision of three courses of EC (intervention) or to obtaining each course from clinic

(control). EC use and contraceptive behaviour were monitored for 1 year. In all, 1030 women were recruited in 6

months. The mean 6 SD number of courses of EC used in intervention versus control group was 0.56 ± 1.2 versus

0.20 ± 0.6 (P < 0.001). In the intervention group, 47% women aged <26 years used at least one course of EC

compared with 23% of older women (P < 0.001). The majority of women used condoms before (intervention 89%,

control 91%) and during the study (89% for both groups). Consistency of contraceptive use was higher during the

study (65 versus 60% of women in both groups) (P < 0.001). There were 17 unplanned pregnancies, eight in the

intervention group, six of whom did not use EC in the conception cycle. Advanced provision increases EC use

especially among young women in Hong Kong. Contraceptive choice and consistency of use remains the same even

among young women. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 528-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Effect of advanced provision of emergency contraception

on women's contraceptive behaviour: a randomized controlled trial.", is(are) S.T.Lo S; Fan SY; Ho PC; Glasier AF.

The source of this article is "Human Reproduction. 2004;19(10):2404-2410.". This article was published in 2004 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 528-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN:

528

This article is peer-reviewed.

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