Journal
CONTRACEPTION
Volume 88, Issue 1, Pages 141-146Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2013.01.004
Keywords
Pericoital contraceptives; Access to care; Pregnancy prevention
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- American Public Health Association meeting in San Francisco, CA
- UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health 10 Year Anniversary Research Awards
- Mount Zion Health Fund
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- UCSF Global Health Sciences program
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Background: The purpose of this study was to determine whether women might be interested in repeated use of a pericoital pill, a pill taken around the time of each act of intercourse. Study Design: We surveyed women from abortion (n=635) and family planning (n=981) clinics regarding their interest in using a pericoital pill. Results: Over two thirds (69%) of abortion and 50% of family planning clients said they would definitely or probably be interested in a pericoital pill. Significant predictors of interest in a pericoital pill included race/ethnicity, ease of getting a birth control prescription, frequent unprotected intercourse and seeking abortion services. Conclusion: More work is needed to establish the effectiveness of a pericoital pill and determine how frequently a pericoital pill might be used by women who currently have unprotected intercourse. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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