title: [Contraception in adolescents included in a family planning program].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the motives of consultation, kinds of contraceptive methods and side-effects of oral contraceptives (OCs) in adolescent users of a family planning program.
  
  
  METHODS
  Family planning program at the District Primary Care Unit, Cádiz, Spain.
  
  
  METHODS
  283 adolescent females who requested attendance in a family planning program from January 1993 until January 1994.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A medical history of every adolescent was carried out and every patient was examined. Those who were recommended the use of OCs passed through 3 controls: at the beginning, after the 6th month and after 1 year. These controls consisted in recording sexual risk behaviours as well as several analytic tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most adolescents requested the prescription of contraceptive methods (81.7% of the most prescribed and demanded methods were OCs). We found no serious side-effects after 1 year, so we can conclude that OCs are an usefull contraceptive choice for sexually active adolescents because of its security, acceptance and easy use.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud de la Ardila, San Fernando, Cádiz.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ruiz Jiménez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martínez Nieto
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fernández García
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pavón Lebrero
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cano Fernández
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013030:Spain; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral