Contraceptive use by medical students whilst on holiday

Medical-eligibility criteria for contraceptive use.

[Contraceptive practices among university students: the use of emergency contraception].

This study investigated contraceptive practices and especially the use of emergency contraception by 487 young students at a public university in São Paulo State. A structured questionnaire was sent by e-mail and completed online in December 2007. Contraceptive methods and use of emergency contraception were investigated. Female and male students reported a high proportion of contraceptive use,...

Learning medical alarms whilst performing other tasks.

UNLABELLED Two studies are reported which first observe, and then attempt to replicate, the cognitive demands of intensive care unit (ICU) activity whilst concurrently learning audible alarms. The first study, an observational study in an ICU ward, showed that the alarms are very frequent and co-occur with some activities more than others. The three most frequently observed activities observed ...

Use of the Internet by Sudanese doctors and medical students.

Patterns of use of the Internet were investigated by a questionnaire survey of 102 hospital doctors and 123 medical students in Khartoum, Sudan, in January 2005. More doctors (84.3%) had used the Internet than had students (78.9%). Half of consultants (55.0%) used the Internet daily, compared with only 18.2% of junior doctors. Many consultants and junior doctors rated their abilities as poor (6...

U S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010.

CDC created U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010, from guidance developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and finalized the recommendations after consultation with a group of health professionals who met in Atlanta, Georgia, during February 2009. This guidance comprises recommendations for the use of specific contraceptive methods by women and men who have certai...