Contraceptive practice and unplanned pregnancy among single university students.
The sexual behaviour and contraceptive practices of a random sample of unmarried university students were compared with those of a group attending the student health service with an unplanned pregnancy. The immediate cause of most pregnancies in this series was incorrect use of a rhythm method. Irregularity of the menstrual cycle may have been a contributing factor in many cases. Psychological factors influencing the desire for pregnancy, while present, were not major contributing causes in many pregnancies.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001290:Attitude; D001315:Australia; D003267:Contraception; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation; D012252:Natural Family Planning Methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D012071:Religion and Sex; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012847:Single Person; D013334:Students
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral