Reproductive health counseling at pregnancy testing: a pilot study |
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Authors: | Boise Richard Petersen Ruth Curtis Kathryn M Aalborg Annette Yoshida Cathleen K Cabral Rebecca Ballentine Jennifer M |
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Affiliation: | Adolescent Medicine, The Permanente Medical Group, 3400 Delta Fair Boulevard, Antioch, CA, USA. Richard.Boise@kp.org |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVES: To pilot brief reproductive health counseling for women obtaining pregnancy testing in a managed-care setting who did not desire pregnancy. METHODS: Women received counseling, access to contraception and a booster call at 2 weeks. Changes in contraceptive behavior were evaluated. RESULTS: Of 85 women who completed counseling, 58 (68%) completed follow-up. Participants reported that counseling was useful at baseline (94%) and follow-up (83%). The staff found the intervention important (100%) and implementation feasible (100%). Forty-one percent of participants improved their use of contraception (from no use or from less effective use to more effective use). Twenty-nine percent continued highly effective use and 9% recessed from highly effective use. Of 22 participants with risk of sexually transmitted disease, 3 (14%) began using condoms consistently, while 1 (5%) continued using condoms consistently. CONCLUSIONS: Counseling at pregnancy testing was well accepted by the staff and participants. Observed behavioral changes suggest that this intervention may be effective in increasing effective use of contraception. |
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Keywords: | Pregnancy Unwanted Contraception Sexually transmitted diseases Counseling Intervention studies |
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