What is it about?
Sexuality is an area of great importance in human development, and youth are a priority group for intervention within the framework of sexual behaviour, due to the duration of the relationships, early sexual debut, occasional partners, and inconsistent use of birth control methods [1]. The risk of unintended pregnancy appears to be associated with this sexual behavior The study aimed to assess Emergency Contraception Pills' knowledge and consumption rate in two tertiary student populations and to analyze the underlying reasons for their use.
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Why is it important?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), every year there are 200 million pregnancies, and 75 million are unintended. For this reason, data on use, misuse and abuse are crucial for the effective surveillance of Emergency Contraception Pills (Morning-after pill) due to their risk. This paper tries to highlight relevant data in a tertiary education population.
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A paper intended to add data on the use of Emergency Contraception Pills in a high-risk population, comparing education and health students.
PhD João José Joaquim
Instituto Politecnico de Coimbra
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This page is a summary of: Knowledge and consumption of emergency contraception pills in a tertiary education student population, Drugs & Therapy Perspectives, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s40267-018-0557-4.
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