Advance provision of emergency contraception to young men: An exploratory study in a clinic setting.

Garbers, Samantha; Bell, D L; Ogaye, K; Marcell, A V; Westhoff, C L; Rosenthal, S L

Garbers, Samantha; Bell, D L; Ogaye, K; Marcell, A V; Westhoff, C L; Rosenthal, S L.

Afiliación

Garbers S; Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: svg2108@cumc.columbia.edu.
Bell DL; Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health, New York, NY, USA; Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Pediatrics, New York, NY, USA; New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Ogaye K; Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health, New York, NY, USA.
Marcell AV; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Westhoff CL; Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health, New York, NY, USA; New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA; Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, New York, NY, USA.
Rosenthal SL; Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Pediatrics, New York, NY, USA; New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA; Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA.

Contraception ; 2018 Apr 17.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29678366

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

To explore the acceptability of advance provision of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) to young men seeking health care.

METHODS:

For this exploratory study in a clinic setting, we approached young men aged 16-35 to participate in a survey eliciting socio-demographics, sexual and contraceptive history, and knowledge about ECPs. We offered young men advance provision of ECPs and compared characteristics of 126 young men who did and did not accept the ECPs.

RESULTS:

Most (76%) of the participants accepted advance provision and left with an ECP pack, with even higher proportions among males whose sexual histories were suggestive of increased risk of involvement in an unintended pregnancy.