title: Contraceptive use for planned parenthood patients.
abstract: Three hundred consecutive new patients coming to Planned Parenthood clinics were reviewed. Of these patients, 68.3 percent were not using contraception and 67.8 percent had never used contraception. Also, 35.1 percent had experienced one or more pregnancies, and 52 percent had first coitus before 16 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Planned Parenthood-Essex County, Springfield, NJ.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Savel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003267:Contraception; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012725:Sexual Behavior