Knowledge of Emergency Contraceptive Pills among Hungarian Women Presenting for Induced Abortion or Seeking Emergency Contraception.
Aim:To compare the differences in contraceptive characteristics and the knowledge of emergency contraception (ECP) among women who used ECP after unprotected intercourse and those who sought an abortion.Methods:A questionnaire survey was conducted in a Hungarian university hospital among women for whom ECP was prescribed after unprotected intercourse (n = 940) as well as women who presented for the termination of pregnancy (n = 1592) between January 1, 2005 and November 20, 2006. Their knowledge of ECP and their experience with and attitudes toward ECP use were targeted.Results:The availability of ECP was well known (87.9 %), but it was still greatly underutilized: applied by only 13 of the 1592 women who resorted to abortion. Primarily, the ECP group consisted of those who experienced a condom failure significantly more often (odds ratio [OR] = 4.1), followed by those cases where ECP applications was a consequence of not using any kind of contraception (OR = 3.8). Fewer than one third (32 %) of the abortion seekers had previously used ECP, and only one fifth knew how to obtain it. Appropriate awareness of ECP was influenced by information obtained from health-care providers (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 3.93) or school education (AOR = 1.82).Conclusions:More thorough education is needed to provide a deeper knowledge of ECP use during contraceptive counseling for women seeking abortion, including those contraceptive mishaps where unintended pregnancy can be prevented by ECP.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Blekinge Hospital, Karlskrona, Sweden.
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Kozinszky
College of Kecskemét, Teacher Training Faculty, Health Science and Health Promotion Research Group, Hungary, Kecskemét, Hungary.
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Devosa
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
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Fekete
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
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Szabó
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
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Sikovanyecz
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
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Pásztor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
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Keresztúri
emergency contraceptive pill; women requesting pregnancy termination
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