Emergency contraception
作者:
Edith Weisberg,
Sue E Carrick,
Frances M Wilde,
Ian S Fraser,
期刊:
Medical Journal of Australia
(WILEY Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 162,
issue 3
页码: 136-138
ISSN:0025-729X
年代: 1995
DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb138477.x
出版商: Wiley
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
ObjectivesTo assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of general practitioners in New South Wales regarding the provision of emergency contraception.DesignRandomised group comparison of 100 rural and 100 urban general practitioners (GPs) by ques‐tionnaire.ResultsEighty‐four rural and 76 urban GPs responded. More rural GPs were knowledgeable about emergency contraception than urban GPs (95% v. 78%), and more women knew about it than men. More urban GPs frequently prescribed emergency contraception than rural GPs (26% v. 6%) and female GPs prescribed it more readily than male GPs (22% v. 12%). There was great variation in the regimens prescribed, especially among rural GPs. Twenty‐five per cent of urban GPs and 31% of rural GPs did not offer women information about emergency contraception, while 16% of both groups included such information in any discussion about contraceptive options, and 18% gave information only if requested by the woman. More than 60% of the GPs would provide information about emergency contraception as a backup to use of barrier methods.ConclusionsThe sex, attitude and knowledge of the GPs influence the likelihood of women being made aware of or being given emergency contraception in NSW. There is a need to further educate both the public and practitioners about emergency contraception.
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