The Relationship between Risky Behaviors and the Utilization of Emergency Contraception
| Autor: | Curran, Brian |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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| Popis: | Class of 2005 Abstract Objectives: Describe the prevalence of alcohol and tobacco use in college women who use emergency contraception (EC) or oral contraceptives. Methods: This study was a descriptive, retrospective study that utilized patient charts to obtain clinical data including emergency contraception utilization, hormonal contraception utilization, alcohol and tobacco use. The primary dependent variables were smoking status and alcohol use. The overall prevalence of alcohol and tobacco use was calculated by counting the total number and percentage for each substance. Determining if descriptive variables vary according to type of contraception, groups were compared using a t-test for independent groups and a Chi square, respectively. The a priori alpha level is 0.05. Results: The most important finding in this study is students that obtained EC reported drinking alcohol at a significantly higher level than students who used hormonal contraception. 49% of students who used EC reported drinking 5 or more drinks a week. The data for the alcohol use was the only data that was found to be statistically significant (p |
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