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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Women's knowledge of emergency contraception.

AUTHORS

George J; Turner J; Cooke E; Hennessy E; Savage W; Julian P; Cochrane R

SOURCE

BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE. 1994 Oct;44(387):451-4.

ABSTRACT

To assess women's knowledge of postcoital contraceptive methods, a questionnaire was distributed to 1290 women

16-50 years of age located at 14 general practice surgeries in London, England, in 1990. 690 (78.6%) of the 878

women whose questionnaires were returned and suitable for analysis had heard of postcoital contraception.

Affirmative responses were greater among users of barrier methods and increased linearly with educational level. Of

those who had heard of emergency contraception, 434 (64%.0%) knew it could be used after unexpected sex and 420

(61.9%) cited sexual assault as an indicator; only 286 (42.2%) were aware it could be used as a back-up when

another contraceptive method had failed. Only 92 (13.6%) respondents gave the correct 72-hour time frame for the

effective use of postcoital contraception. Overall, the survey findings indicated widespread awareness as to the

availability of postcoital contraception but a lack of accurate knowledge concerning its proper use. Of the 690

women who answered the question on knowledge sources, 51.6% cited the mass media, 23.5% identified friends

and relatives, and only 20.1% had been informed by a health care professional. It is recommended that primary

health care staff incorporate counseling on emergency contraception--especially its use as a back-up method in

cases of condom or diaphragm failure--into consultations on fertility control and safe sex. (PubHealth.info Document

ID: CONT2T 4507-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Women's knowledge of emergency contraception.", is(are)

George J; Turner J; Cooke E; Hennessy E; Savage W; Julian P; Cochrane R. The source of this article is

"BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE. 1994 Oct;44(387):451-4.". This article was published in 1994 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4507-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN:

9507

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