Contraceptive non-use and emergency contraceptive use at first sexual intercourse among nearly 12 000 Scandinavian women

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 286-294

  Guleria, Sonia ^a   Juul, Kirsten E ^a   Munk, Christian ^a   Hansen, Bo T ^b   Arnheim Dahlström, Lisen ^c   Liaw, Kai Li ^d   Nygård, Mari ^b   Kjær, Susanne K ^a,e  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Contraceptive non use; First sexual intercourse; Morning after pill; Scandinavian countries; Women

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM USE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE NON USE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SMOKING; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORWAY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85012054775     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.13088     Document Type: Article

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