title: Are women ready for more liberal delivery of emergency contraceptive pills?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the knowledge, use and attitudes towards emergency contraception (EC) among women attending family planning clinics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-administered questionnaire survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight birth control clinics and three youth health care centers of The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 2454 women aged 15 to 53 attending the clinics between 1 November 2003 and 13 December 2003 were recruited.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 1405 completed questionnaires were analyzed. 63.7% of women had heard of EC and 51.8% knew that they had to take it within 72 h. 15.7% had used EC before. More advertising on EC was considered desirable by 46.3% of subjects. 48.7% of subjects supported advanced provision of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) and 25.7% supported over-the-counter sales.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The awareness and use of EC were low in our study population. They were not ready for more liberal delivery of ECPs as less than 50% of women supported these new delivery modes and their knowledge on ECPs use was inadequate.
authors.affiliation: The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong, 9/F Southern Center, Wanchai, Hong Kong, PR China. sfwan@famplan.org.hk
authors.forename: Rebecca S F
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Sue S T
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003282:Contraceptives, Postcoital, Hormonal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D003282:Contraceptives, Postcoital, Hormonal