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Contraceptive use in a rural general practice

Author(s) -

Sam Rowlands

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

journal of the royal society of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1758-1095

pISSN - 0141-0768

DOI - 10.1177/014107689809100603

Subject(s) - quarter (canadian coin) , family planning , emergency contraception , general practice , medicine , family medicine , fertility , developed country , gynecology , population , research methodology , environmental health , geography , archaeology

All women aged 20–49 in a general practice were sent a questionnaire about their reproductive health, and 72% responded. 78% of respondents were using a method of fertility control. More than a quarter of women were obtaining their contraceptive supplies (condoms especially) from non-medical outlets. Knowledge of the existence of emergency contraception was high (83%). The general practitioner (GP) was the most popular source of contraceptive supplies for those aged under 40 years and more than four-fifths of women said that they would rather turn to their GP than to other sources for future contraceptive advice.

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