Questionnaire study of use of emergency contraception among teenagers

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Abstract
Easy accessibility and availability of emergency contraception raises contradictory opinions. Education about emergency contraception is resisted because of a fear that it might lead to irresponsible sexual behaviour and repeated use of emergency contraception instead of regular contraception.1 In Finland, sales of emergency contraception (the Yuzpe method) increased 10-fold from 1987 to the mid-1990s. In 1994 a national survey among 18-44 year old women showed that knowledge and use of the method was concentrated in the youngest respondents.2 Reports from other countries confirm that young women and even teenagers are well aware of the method.3 4 However, only a few reports have been published on use of emergency contraception among adolescents. We studied knowledge of emergency contraception and frequency of use among teenagers. The school health promotion study was introduced to provide data on adolescent health behaviours in Finland. …