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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Could a publicity campaign for emergency contraception reduce the incidence

of unwanted pregnancy and how would we know if it did?

AUTHORS

Ziebland S; Scobie S

SOURCE

British Journal of Family Planning. 1995 Jul;21(2):68-71.

ABSTRACT

Improved awareness of postcoital emergency contraception has the potential to produce substantial decreases in

the incidence of unwanted pregnancy. Measurement of the impact of such interventions is complicated, however, by

the nonavailability of suitable indicators. To facilitate evaluation, data on abortion rates, emergency contraception

prescriptions, and sociodemographic factors were collected from 90 English Family Health Service Areas (FHSAs).

The pregnancy termination rate was found to be positively correlated with the number of prescriptions issued,

deprivation payments, and migration to another FHSA in the past year. Once baseline rates are established, the

impact of a publicity campaign can be measured through analysis of changes in induced abortion and emergency

contraception rates. Such campaigns must seek to educate women about the circumstances under which postcoital

contraception is appropriate, how long after unprotected intercourse it may be used, and where the method can be

obtained. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2510-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Could a publicity campaign for emergency contraception

reduce the incidence of unwanted pregnancy and how would we know if it did?", is(are) Ziebland S; Scobie S. The

source of this article is "British Journal of Family Planning. 1995 Jul;21(2):68-71.". This article was published in

1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2510-06. All rights reserved with

PubHealth.info) PIN: 7510

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