SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To analyze the degree of knowledge of Brazilian adolescents
regarding emergency contraception (EC) such as correct administration, frequency of use …

Aim Emergency contraception (EC) is a safe and effective method to prevent undesired
pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse. The objective of the present study is to …

Emergency hormonal contraception (EC) is a safe and effective method of reducing the risk
of pregnancy following unprotected intercourse. However, it remains underutilized in the …

O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar o conhecimento eo uso do contraceptivo de
emergência em 4.210 adolescentes (14-19 anos) da rede pública estadual de Pernambuco …

BACKGROUND: In a 1996 survey, most young women ages 13–20 years from an urban,
hospital-based clinic and a drug treatment center had inadequate awareness of emergency …

The United States has a high rate of teen pregnancies. The Food and Drug Administration
recently approved hormonal emergency contraception (EC), which can be used after …

This study aimed to test how knowledge on emergency contraception (according to age at
sexual initiation, type of school, and knowing someone that has already used emergency …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine differences in the use of emergency contraception (EC)
between adolescent (11–17 years old) and young adult women (18–24 years old) in an …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Investigate prevalence of use and knowledge about emergency
contraception (EC) among female university students from two higher education institutions …

OBJECTIVES: Emergency contraception (EC) can reduce the risk of pregnancy after
unprotected sex by 75%, but to use EC, adolescents must know it exists; the time limits for its …