title: Contraceptive use among South Asian women attending general practices in southwest London.
abstract: A cross-sectional survey of contraceptive practices was conducted among 180 South Asian women aged 16 to 50 years, attending inner-city general practices. Overall prevalence of contraceptive use was 63% and ranged from 70% in South Asian teenagers, to only 50% in women over 30 who had completed their family. Thirteen per cent of women had had a termination of pregnancy Although contraceptive use in this group is increasing, it has not yet reached national levels.
authors.affiliation: University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, Research and Developmentt Office, UK. sonia.saxena@pcps.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Pippa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oakeshott
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hilton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000208:ethnology; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires