Knowledge and Patterns of Use of Emergency Oral Contraception among Portuguese Female Users of Healthcare Services

• Author(s): Rodrigues, Ângela ; Valentim, Bruno ; Tavares, Daniel ; Augusto, Maria João ; Campelo, Jorge ; Loureiro, Mariana ; Raposo, Ana ; Alves, Isabel ; Almeida, Maria Céu ; Santos Silva, Isabel
• Date: 2022
• Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/100787
• Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Attitude; Emergency Contraception; Health Education; Health Knowledge; Attitudes; Practice; Portugal; Sexual Health; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Portugal; Pregnancy; Sociodemographic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Contraception, Postcoital
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

Description

The lack of knowledge about the existence, effectiveness, and supply of emergency contraception as well as access to it, its effective duration and the lack of recognition of the need for its use can prevent women from using it. The aim of this study was to ascertain the attitudes, experience, level of knowledge and information sources about emergency contraception of Portuguese female users of healthcare services.