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Determinants of emergency contraception non-use among women in unplanned or ambivalent pregnancies* * Extracted from the dissertation “Razões do não uso da anticoncepção de emergência quando indicada”, Nursing School, University of São Paulo, 2014

Determinantes del no uso de la anticoncepción de emergencia entre mujeres con embarazo no planeado u ambivalente

Objective

To analyze the determinants of emergency contraception non-use among women in unplanned and ambivalent pregnancies.

Method

Cross-sectional study with a probabilistic sample of 366 pregnant women from 12 primary health care units in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A multinomial logistic regression was performed, comparing three groups: women who used emergency contraception to prevent ongoing pregnancies (reference); women who made no use of emergency contraception, but used other contraceptive methods; and women who made no use of any contraceptive methods at all.

Results

Cohabitation with a partner was the common determinant of emergency contraception non-use. No pregnancy risk awareness, ambivalent pregnancies and no previous use of emergency contraception also contributed to emergency contraception non-use.

Conclusion

Apart from what is pointed out in the literature, knowledge of emergency contraception and the fertile period were not associated to its use.

Pregnancy unplanned; Contraceptives postcoital; Family planning; Reproductive health; Primary health care


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