title: Knowledge and use of birth control methods in active duty Army enlisted medical trainees.
abstract: This study was designed to determine the familiarity of medical advanced individual training (AIT) students with current methods of birth control and to evaluate the accessibility of these methods. A survey was distributed to 578 medical specialist AIT students assigned to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for training. Results obtained show a lack of knowledge concerning the newer forms of contraceptives available. This study also indicates that barriers may exist that limit a soldier's ability to acquire prescription forms of contraception while in training.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Battista
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Creedon
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Salyer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States