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Nurani Hukum, 2023 Rape, a violent act involving coerced sexual intercourse, necessitates the provision of emergency contraception services to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
Mia Yulia Fitrianti +2 more
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Nursing Standard, 2004 The authors outline practical issues related to emergency contraception.
Kathy, French +3 more
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BMJ, 2003 Hopefully when the Food and Drug Administration reviews the application to switch emergency contraception to over-the-counter status it will find the right answers to its questions about the ability of women to safely and effectively use emergency contraception. (excerpt)
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Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2022 Introduction: 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
Ângela Rodrigues +9 more
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Conscientious Objection to Emergency Contraception
Voices in Bioethics, 2022 Photo by Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Emergency contraception is formally recognized as the only effective way to prevent pregnancy after sexual intercourse by the World Health Organization.[1] The word emergency ...
Fiona Griffin
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Determinants of emergency contraception non-use among women in unplanned or ambivalent pregnancies
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2014 Objective To analyze the determinants of emergency contraception non-use among women in unplanned and ambivalent pregnancies.
Osmara Alves dos Santos +3 more
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Pediatrics, 2019 Despite significant declines over the past 2 decades, the United States continues to experience birth rates among teenagers that are significantly higher than other high-income nations. Use of emergency contraception (EC) within 120 hours after unprotected or underprotected intercourse can reduce the risk of pregnancy.
Krishna K. Upadhya +6 more
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Pharmacy, 2021 The health provider Umbrella delivers several SRHS through more than 120 pharmacies in Birmingham (England). Umbrella pharmacy data collected between August 2015 and August 2018 were used to descriptively analyse the uptake and user characteristics for ...
Julia Gauly +2 more
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Knowledge of Emergency Contraception among College Students in Zanjan, Iran [PDF]
Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2018 Background & aim: Avoiding unintended pregnancy is an important issue among college students. Emergency contraception is considered as a practical method to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex.
Azam Maleki +3 more
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African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2018 Background: Unintended pregnancies are associated with unsafe abortions and maternal deaths, particularly in countries such as Botswana, where abortion is illegal.
Bobby Kgosiemang, Julia Blitz
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