[Contraception in adolescents included in a family planning program].
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.
Ruiz Jiménez
M A
MA
Centro de Salud de la Ardila, San Fernando, Cádiz.
Martínez Nieto
J M
JM
Fernández García
J R
JR
Pavón Lebrero
R
R
Cano Fernández
M C
MC
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
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral