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YEAR: 2005

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Consultations concerning contraception and induced abortions among

university students -- trends in Finland 1986-2003.

AUTHORS

Virtala A; Virjo I

SOURCE

Contraception. 2005;72:372-376.

ABSTRACT

The Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) provides primary health care services to university students in Finland.

The material for this study was drawn from the statistics of the FSHS. From 1986 to 2003, the number of students

increased by 50%, while physician consultations did not, indeed to the contrary. The numbers of family planning

consultations fell from 358 to 217 per 1000 female students. The induced abortion rates among university students

are very low compared with the population in general and decreased from 4 to 3 per 1000 female students. Students

are responsible, and because they want to postpone pregnancy after studies, they use contraceptives effectively. The

FSHS has succeeded in guaranteeing contraception services and in preventing unwanted pregnancies and

minimizing the need for induced abortions among university students while at the same time decreasing physician

consultations. This was possible by changing the distribution of tasks among physicians and nurses, and by adding

telephone contacts instead of face-to-face consultations with physicians. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T

91-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Consultations concerning contraception and induced

abortions among university students -- trends in Finland 1986-2003.", is(are) Virtala A; Virjo I. The source of this

article is "Contraception. 2005;72:372-376.". This article was published in 2005 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 91-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 91

This article is peer-reviewed.

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