Use and misuse of oral contraceptives by adolescents attending a free-standing clinic

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 3 - Trang 335-339 - 1987
N. D. Goldstuck1,2, E. Hammar3, A. Butchart4
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Johannesburg Hospital and University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
2University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
3Family Planning Association, Marlborough House, Johannesburg
4Institute for Biostatistics of the South African Medical Research Council, Hillbrow, South Africa

Tóm tắt

A total of 216 adolescents attending a free-standing clinic completed a questionnaire on oral contraceptive use. Over 80% knew the brand name of their pill and took it correctly from cycle to cycle. About a third had missed at least one pill in the previous three months. Those who took their pills irregularly were more likely to miss them. In the event of missing a pill only 25% would use additional contraceptive measures such as condoms. Over half thought that not menstruating was harmful. The pill-taking pattern in this group of adolescents does not appear to differ significantly from that in adults. Oral contraceptive packs containing 28 tablets (including placebos) appear to produce fewer cycle-to-cycle problems than packs containing 21 active tablets.

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