Changes in U.S. Healthcare Provider Practices Related to Emergency Contraception
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Changes in U.S. Healthcare Provider Practices Related to Emergency Contraception

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  • Alternative Title:
    Womens Health Issues
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    Introduction:

    Emergency contraception (EC), including EC pills (ECPs) and the copper intrauterine device, can prevent pregnancy after sexual encounters in which contraception was not used or used incorrectly. The U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use (U.S. SPR), initially released in 2013, provides evidence-based clinical recommendations on the provision of EC. The objective of this analysis was to assess the percentage of health care providers reporting frequent provision of select EC practices around the time of and after the release of the U.S. SPR.

    Methods:

    We conducted two cross-sectional mailed surveys using different nationwide samples of office-based physicians and public-sector providers in 2013 and 2014 (n = 2,060) and 2019 (n = 1,420). We compared the percentage of providers reporting frequent provision of select EC practices by time period, overall, and by provider type.

    Results:

    In 2019, few providers frequently provided an advance prescription for ECPs (16%), an advance supply of ECPs (7%), or the copper intrauterine device as EC (8%), although 41% frequently provided or prescribed regular contraception at the same time as providing ECPs. Providers in 2019 were more likely than providers in 2013 and 2014 to provide or prescribe contraception at the same time as providing ECPs (adjusted prevalence ratio, 1.26; 95% confidence interval, 1.001–1.59) and to provide a copper intrauterine device as EC (adjusted prevalence ratio, 3.87; 95% confidence interval 2.10–7.15); there were no other significant differences by time period.

    Conclusions:

    Few providers report frequent provision of recommended EC practices. Understanding the barriers faced by providers and clinics in implementing these practices may improve access to EC.

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  • Source:
    Womens Health Issues. 31(6):560-566
  • Pubmed ID:
    34511322
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC11079952
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Funding:
    CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
  • Volume:
    31
  • Issue:
    6
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