title: Emergency contraceptive pills: a survey of use and experiences at College Health Centers in the mid-Atlantic United States.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Sawyer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Stankus
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: McKeller
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D008873:Mid-Atlantic Region; D016134:Organizational Policy; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital