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YEAR: 2004

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Emergency contraception: who are the users?

AUTHORS

Fox J; Weerasinghe D; Marks C; Mindel A

SOURCE

International Journal of STD and AIDS. 2004 May;15(5):309-313.

ABSTRACT

The objective was to describe the demographic and sexual characteristics of clients attending a Sexual Health

Clinic for emergency contraception (EC). Information about women attending the Parramatta Sexual Health Clinic

(PSHC) who received EC between January 1999 and July 2002 was derived from the clinic database. Age-matched

controls were randomly selected. Univariate and logistic regression analysis was performed to establish which

factors were associated with use of EC. Two hundred and sixty-seven women requesting EC, and an equal number of

controls, were studied. Factors that were independently associated with EC use were being a student, (OR=1.7 [95%

CI 1.02-2.69]) and having a regular sexual partner (OR=2.3 [95% CI 1.14-4.73]). Women requiring EC were

significantly less likely to have had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) (OR=0.3 [95% CI 0.16-0.60]) or a previous

pregnancy (OR=0.2 [95% CI 0.09-0.67]) than controls. We concluded that users of EC are at low-risk for STIs, but

need counselling about safer sex. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 545-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Emergency contraception: who are the users?", is(are) Fox

J; Weerasinghe D; Marks C; Mindel A. The source of this article is "International Journal of STD and AIDS. 2004

May;15(5):309-313.". This article was published in 2004 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT1T 545-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 545

This article is peer-reviewed.

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