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

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

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2018.04.005

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

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

School of Medicine

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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. Conclusions: This study holds promise to inform scale up of advance provision of ECPs among young men.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	106-109
Number of pages	4
Journal	Contraception
Volume	98
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2018.04.005
State	Published - Aug 2018

Keywords

Adolescent [MeSH]
Contraception, postcoital [MeSH]
Emergency contraception
Male [MeSH]
Sexual risk

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Reproductive Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology

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