CONTEXT How to respond to the challenge of reducing unplanned pregnancy rates in Ayrshire and Arran. OBJECTIVES (1) To improve understanding of the educational needs of 11-15-year-olds regarding contraception which could be used to inform planning of future sex education in schools in Ayrshire and Arran. (2) To put this in context by reviewing contraceptive usage amongst 14-16-year-old pregna...

BACKGROUND Unwanted teenage pregnancies have a notable detrimental impact on the learners' trajectory and have been associated with jeopardising the students' educational progress and future career prospects. These pregnancies are mostly unplanned and unintended and many are terminated, either legally or illegally. AIM The aim of this study was to explore the contributory role played by the k...

PURPOSE This study was performed in the context of a sexual health promotion project in a Nova Scotia community. Community members wanted information about adolescent females' knowledge and use of emergency contraception (EC). The study was done to meet this need. METHODS Female high school students aged 14 to 19 were administered a self-completion survey asking about their knowledge of EC, t...

introduction. in order to educate any subject, needs and lack of knowledge must be recognized. family planning is an essential subject for instructing to all university students, therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine educational needs of medical student about emergency contraception ( ec ). methods. this descriptive study was performed on 102 female nursing midwifery, health, and...

INTRODUCTION Emergency contraception (EC) reduces women's risk for pregnancy after unprotected intercourse, and women's awareness of the method is increasingly important for expanding access. However, knowledge of EC alone does not predict use, and few population data exist to describe EC use among those aware of the method. METHODS Using data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey,...

CONTEXT Data collected from two community family planning services are used to discuss the characteristics of users of emergency contraception (EC). OBJECTIVE To investigate the characteristics of women attending for emergency contraception. DESIGN A descriptive survey design was used to collect data. Questionnaires were completed over a 4-week period. Data were analysed using SPSS. SETTI...