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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Follow-up of adolescent oral contraceptive users.

AUTHORS

Delmore T; Kalagian WF; Loewen IR

SOURCE

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE

PUBLIQUE. 1991 Jul-Aug;82(4):277-8.

ABSTRACT

Clients in birth control centers (St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, and Welland) in Ontario, Canada were profiled in 1989;

factors affecting compliance with the use of oral contraceptives (OCs) were investigated. Compliance was assessed

for those >16 years and after 3 months of OC use. A control group and 2 study groups were randomly formed. 1

group was told about a follow up telephone call if the 3-month checkup appointment was not kept and the other not

told. Compliance was determined by keeping the follow-up appointment and taking the pill as directed. Self-

administered questionnaires were obtained at the 1st appointment and the 2nd study group was interviewed at the 3-

month appointment time. Of the 334 intake interviews, 28.4% were adolescents <16 years old. Information on birth

control came most frequently from friends (78.7%; then high school classmates, 61.4% grade school classmates,

61.4%; and family, 38.0%). 94.3% had a boyfriend, primarily a steady one. 82.4% were sexually active before the

Center visit. 21.3% had had sex when <15 years old. 9.2% of those sexually active had never used birth control.

85.2% of those using contraception had used a condom at least once, and 33.9% used withdrawal. In the preceding

month, birth control was used 60% of the time. 46% of mothers and 25% of fathers were considered supportive of

birth control. 228 >16 years participated in the compliance study. The 2 study groups and the control group were not

significantly different in their compliance. The only statistically significant predictor of compliance (from the intake

interview) was the previous use of the condom. Those more likely to be compliant were the 10.9% sexually active

who had never used a condom. Continuing with the family doctor, not sexually active, advice to stop, side effects

concerns, and remembering to take the pill were the most common reasons for noncompliance. The implication for

health and sex education is that emphasis needs to the placed on the risks taken by using withdrawal as a birth

control method. Birth control education must begin before students become sexually active. Grade 8 is suggested

as an appropriate time. A 3-month recheck appointment is unnecessary. For those not complying with the 3-month

appointment, follow up is necessary. Compliance issues needs to be researched for the <16 group. (PubHealth.info

Document ID: CONT3T 2529-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Follow-up of adolescent oral contraceptive users.", is(are)

Delmore T; Kalagian WF; Loewen IR. The source of this article is "CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE. 1991 Jul-Aug;82(4):277-8.". This article was published in 1991 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2529-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN:

12529

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