Emergency contraception - lack of awareness among women presenting for termination of pregnancy
| dc.contributor.author | Moodley, Jennifer | |
| dc.contributor.author | Morroni, Chelsea | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T13:32:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T13:32:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-07T08:54:57Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Emergency contraception (EC) when used after unprotected intercourse, within defined time limits, can reduce the risk of an unwanted pregnancy. In South Africa EC is available free of charge in public sector clinics and over the counter, i.e. without prescription, in private sector pharmacies. Termination of pregnancy services have been legal in SA since 1996 and have resulted in a marked decrease in abortion-related morbidity and mortality. However, abortion services remain inaccessible for many women because of stigma, provider resistance and lack of trained providers and designated facilities. An increased use of EC could lead to a reduction in both legal and illegal abortion. In this article we report on the awareness and use of EC among women presenting for a termination of pregnancy. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Moodley, J., & Morroni, C. (2007). Emergency contraception - lack of awareness among women presenting for termination of pregnancy. <i>South African Medical Journal</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24238 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Moodley, Jennifer, and Chelsea Morroni "Emergency contraception - lack of awareness among women presenting for termination of pregnancy." <i>South African Medical Journal</i> (2007) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24238 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Moodley, J., & Morroni, C. (2007). Emergency contraception-lack of awareness among women presenting for termination of pregnancy: scientific letter. South African Medical Journal, 97(8), 584-585. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Moodley, Jennifer AU - Morroni, Chelsea AB - Emergency contraception (EC) when used after unprotected intercourse, within defined time limits, can reduce the risk of an unwanted pregnancy. In South Africa EC is available free of charge in public sector clinics and over the counter, i.e. without prescription, in private sector pharmacies. Termination of pregnancy services have been legal in SA since 1996 and have resulted in a marked decrease in abortion-related morbidity and mortality. However, abortion services remain inaccessible for many women because of stigma, provider resistance and lack of trained providers and designated facilities. An increased use of EC could lead to a reduction in both legal and illegal abortion. In this article we report on the awareness and use of EC among women presenting for a termination of pregnancy. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Medical Journal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Emergency contraception - lack of awareness among women presenting for termination of pregnancy TI - Emergency contraception - lack of awareness among women presenting for termination of pregnancy UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24238 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24238 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Moodley J, Morroni C. Emergency contraception - lack of awareness among women presenting for termination of pregnancy. South African Medical Journal. 2007; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24238. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Public Health and Family Medicine | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | South African Medical Journal | |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj | |
| dc.title | Emergency contraception - lack of awareness among women presenting for termination of pregnancy | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |