title: The contraceptive CHOICE project round up: what we did and what we learned.
abstract: The Contraceptive CHOICE Project was a prospective cohort study of 9256 women in the St Louis area. The project provided no-cost reversible contraception to participants for 2 to 3 years with the goal of increasing uptake of long-acting reversible contraception and decreasing unintended pregnancy in the area. This manuscript will provide a brief summation of the major findings to date including the dramatic effect the project had on unintended pregnancy and abortion rates.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McNicholas
authors.forename: Tessa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Madden
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Secura
authors.forename: Jeffrey F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Peipert
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003274:Contraceptive Devices, Female; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D011247:Pregnancy; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female