Emergency Contraceptive Pills: A Survey of Use and Experiences at College Health Centers in the Mid-Atlantic United States
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of American College Health
- Vol. 44 (4), 139-144
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.1996.9937520
Abstract
The authors conducted a telephone survey to investigate the availability of the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) at college health centers in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Related issues, such as distribution procedure, existence of an ECPs protocol, personnel involved, contraindications, follow-up procedures, methods of advertising, and staff attitudes were examined. Of the 124 completed responses, 43 schools (35%) reported distributing ECPs. The major reasons the schools listed for not distributing ECPs (n = 81, 65%) were inadequate staffing, religious convictions, no perceived need, and the service was available from a source in the local community.Keywords
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