Knowledge about emergency contraception among women referred for treatment at a university hospital in Brazil
Clin. biomed. res
; 34(1): 60-66, 2014. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Emergency contraception (EC) has many important indications. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of use and knowledge about the correct use of EC among women referred for treatment at a university hospital in Brazil.AIM:
The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of use and knowledge about the correct use of EC among women referred for treatment at a university hospital in Brazil.METHODS:
StudyDesign:
Cross-sectional study. Settings The study was conducted with patients admitted to the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) from 2009 to 2010. Patients Sexually active women aged 18 to 50 years.Interventions:
Patients answered a questionnaire on the use of and knowledge about EC. Main OutcomeMeasures:
Primaryoutcome:
prevalence of knowledge about correct EC use. Secondaryoutcome:
prevalence of EC use.RESULTS:
134 patients participated in this study. 61.2% of women reported regular use of birth control pills, 18.7% of condoms, 9.0% of other methods, 3.0% of intrauterine device, and 8.1% used no contraceptive method. As for EC, 86.5% of interviewees reported having knowledge about the method, and 43.1% of these reported knowing how to use EC. However, only 12.0% of interviewees correctly reported how EC should be used. The prevalence of EC use in our sample was 19.4%.CONCLUSIONS:
Although most interviewees reported having some knowledge about EC, only a small number were able to accurately describe its proper use.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Anticoncepcionais Pós-Coito
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Anticoncepção Pós-Coito
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Conhecimento do Paciente sobre a Medicação
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin. biomed. res
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil