With access to reproductive health care eroding, examination of prescribing of contraception, including emergency contraception (EC), is important. We examined whether working in a family practice affiliated with a religious institution changes the likelihood of a provider prescribing EC. Our survey asked about EC prescribing practices in a range of situations. As predicted, practitioners in no...

This article seeks to analyze contraceptive practices of Brazilian adolescents and to discuss associated vulnerability situations. A cross-sectional study was conducted, using the database of the National Survey on Demography and Health of Women and Children _ PNDS 2006. Factors associated with the current use of contraceptive methods were investigated. The analysis included 986 sexually-active...

BACKGROUND Adolescent pregnancy is a major health problem in many developing countries. OBJECTIVE To assess contraceptive practices and pregnancy intendedness in pregnant adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was prospectively conducted from September 2013 to June 2014. All consecutively pregnant women between 15 and 19 years old attending the Antenatal Clinic at Srinagarind Hospita...

STUDY QUESTION Is gynaecological management of women with cystic fibrosis (CF) adequate? SUMMARY ANSWER Gynaecological care (frequency of follow-up, cervical screening and contraceptive use among sexually active women) in women with CF fails to reach the recommended level. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Little is known about gynaecological follow-up and cervical screening in CF. Only few studies hav...

Background & aim: Spread of sexually transmitted infections can be controlled with enhancing the knowledge and correcting the attitudes of students regarding the right and consistent use of contraceptive methods, and being in monogamous sexual relationships. This study aimed to compare thestudents’ knowledge, attitudes, and safe sex practices between nursing and non-nu...

OBJECTIVE The contraceptive needs of illicit opioid users differ from non-drug users but are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to describe contraceptive use and pregnancy outcomes in opioid-using women, and to examine their association with a range of risk factors. METHOD This retrospective cohort study used UK general practice records, Treatment Outcomes Profile and National Drug ...

1080 I n this issue of PLoS Medicine, Oye-Adeniran and colleagues report a new community study in Nigeria in which contraceptive users were surveyed about their sources of family planning information and contraception [1]. Enquiry about the source of contraceptive is a standard part of family planning surveys that assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices, and these surveys are commonly used i...