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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Public scare has not deterred Finnish teenagers from using oral

contraceptives [letter]

AUTHORS

Kosunen E; Huhtala H; Rimpela A; Rimpela M; Liinamo A

SOURCE

BMJ (CLINICAL RESEARCH ED.). 1997 May 3;314(7090):1348.

ABSTRACT

Media reports of the risk of venous thromboembolism associated with use of third generation oral contraceptives

(OCs) were followed by a 10-11% increase in the number of induced abortions reported in the UK. In Finland, use of

OCs has contributed to a decrease in the rate of teenage abortions over the past decade to 9/1000 in 1994. To

determine if the OC scare affected use, data from school health surveys carried out 6 months before and after the

media report were analyzed, and abortion rates for the first 4 months of the past 3 years were compared. The male

and female respondents were aged 15-16 and numbered 2995 in 1995 and 3294 in 1996. It was found that the

proportion of teenagers who had engaged in sexual intercourse remained the same, that only 10% of girls and 7% of

boys expressed concern about the adverse health effects of OCs in 1996, that the distribution of contraceptive

methods at most recent intercourse did not change significantly (the proportion using OCs was 21% in 1995 and 24%

in 1996), and that the number of induced abortions did not increase in 1996. In Finland, the responsible manner in

which media and health authorities handled the report apparently contributed to the fact that Finnish teenagers were

able to weather the scare without requiring more abortions. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 1021-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Public scare has not deterred Finnish teenagers from using

oral contraceptives [letter]", is(are) Kosunen E; Huhtala H; Rimpela A; Rimpela M; Liinamo A. The source of this

article is "BMJ (CLINICAL RESEARCH ED.). 1997 May 3;314(7090):1348.". This article was published in 1997 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 1021-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN:

6021

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