Adolescent contraceptive use: experience in 1,762 teenagers.
Retrospective analysis was done on 1,762 adolescent family planning patients who used the St. Paul Maternal and Infant Care Project Teen Clinic from 1969 through June 1979. Factors evaluated included method of contraception, demographic data, and continuation rates calculated by Life Table Method. A further comparison was done on 403 of these patients who initiated their family planning care at a project satellite clinic located within a local high school.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D008910:Minnesota; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012574:Schools
D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral