Limited knowledge and practice emergency contraceptives, public and obstetricians

Abstract

Purpose: Assess American knowledge and attitudes about emergency contraceptives and knowledge, Obstetrics and Gynecology Attitudes and Practices Respect for emergency contraceptives. Method: Randomly draw national cross-section samples over 18, including 1,000 women and 1002 men surveyed by phone between October December 12 to November 13, 1994. National representative the sample of 307 obstetricians and gynecologists was named From the Journal of the American Medical Association Master file, survey by phone. Both surveys focus on knowledge and Attitudes towards unplanned pregnancy and contraception Options, including emergency contraception. Despite the response unweighted ratios are 50% and 77%, respectively the sample closely reflects the population they come from was drawn. Outcome: Americans don't know much about emergencies Birth control pills. Only 36% of respondents said they know that