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8583038

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pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-21
pubmed:abstractText
The authors examined the feasibility and effectiveness of a telephone follow-up procedure on use of emergency contraceptive pills (ECP) at a college health center. They made 264 telephone calls to the 97 women who had received ECPs during one 16-week academic semester and were successful in reaching 65 (67%) of the women, who responded with information about their experiences with ECPs. The women demonstrated a high rate of adherence to the medical regimen and reported very few side effects from ECPs; a majority said that ECPs did not affect their ability to carry out daily activities. On weighing the relative absence of problems following ECP distribution against the time, effort, and cost required to reach just over two thirds of the women, the researchers concluded that an ECP telephone follow-up procedure was neither cost-effective nor particularly useful.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0744-8481
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
145-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:otherAbstract
PIP: Researchers at the University of Maryland at College Park analyzed data collected by a trained pregnancy counselor at the student health center of a large, public, East Coast university through follow-up telephone calls to 97 women who had received emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs). They aimed to examine the feasibility and usefulness of a telephone follow-up procedure for women who had received ECPs at a university health center as well as the women's experiences after ECP use. 27.8%, 52.6%, 18.6%, 1% of the students asked for ECPs within 12, 13-24, 25-48, and 49-72 hours of unprotected intercourse, respectively. The main circumstances necessitating the need for ECPs were condom breakage (43.8%) and failure to use contraception (33%). 53.7% used a condom during intercourse, either alone or with another contraceptive method. Despite many efforts, the counselor could only reach 67% of the women. The leading source of information about ECPs was a friend (49.2%). 93.4% took the first dose of ECPs within six hours after their clinic visit. All 65 women took Tigan to prevent nausea, but 18.5% did not take it as prescribed. Nausea was the most common side effect (40% after 1st dose and 29% after 2nd dose). Other side effects were rare. All four women (6.2%) who did not bleed after taking ECPs were tested for pregnancy and found to be pregnant. The entire follow-up procedure took 4-6 hours/week (total of 264 calls), which would cost $45-200/week depending on who is doing the follow-up. Many students viewed the telephone call with suspicion and did not want to talk about their ECP experience. These findings suggest that an ECP follow-up telephone call is neither useful nor cost-effective because user compliance was high, there were minimal ECP side effects, and ECPs are effective in preventing pregnancy.
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Feasibility of a telephone follow-up on use of emergency contraceptive pills in a college health center.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Education, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article