The emergency contraceptive pill rescheduled: A focus group study of women's knowledge, attitudes and experiences

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-91

  Hobbs, Melissa ^a   Taft, Angela J ^a   Amir, Lisa H ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Emergency contraceptive pill; Experiences; Knowledge; Over the counter; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BLEEDING; DEREGULATION; DRUG COST; DRUG MISUSE; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KNOWLEDGE; LETHARGY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRIVACY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249145186     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118909787931672     Document Type: Article

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