title: Emergency contraception use by Irish teenagers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To audit teenagers attending a family planning clinic requesting emergency contraception.
  
  
  METHODS
  A non-judgemental, relaxed, confidential interview was carried out.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Many young Irish women become sexually active at a young age. Many teenagers appear to have problems using condoms correctly while others are taking chances by not using any method of contraception.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings have important implications for those drawing up a sexual health strategy for young people.
authors.affiliation: Irish Family Planning Association, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003219:Confidentiality; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods; D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D007603:Jurisprudence; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital