Counseling college students after a positive pregnancy test: Trends in practice.
J Am Coll Health
; 69(2): 227-231, 2021.
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| ID: mdl-31498756
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To provide an overview of college health centers' practices surrounding education, counseling and referral after a patient receives a positive pregnancy test.Participants:
College health centers that participated in the annual ACHA Pap Test and STI Survey years 2008 to 2014.Methods:
Descriptive analyses for items regarding all-options and limited counseling/education and types of referrals (adoption, abortion and prenatal care) provided to students. Chi-square statistics were calculated to examine trends over time and differences between demographic characteristics.Results:
There were no significant differences across time but there were significant differences between regions of the US and if the institution was faith-based, though few had strong association values.Conclusions:
The results indicate most college health centers are following best practices regarding counseling and education for a positive pregnancy test result. Understanding limitations for those institutions not in compliance require further exploration.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Testes de Gravidez
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Aborto Induzido
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Coll Health
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos