Abstract
Background: In the UK, a large proportion of
contraceptive services are provided from general
practice. However, little is known about which
contraceptive services are provided and to
whom.
Study design: Descriptive serial cross-sectional
study of women aged 12–55 years, registered
with 191 general practices in Scotland, UK
between 2004 and 2009.
Results: Annual incidence of provision of
hormonal and long-acting reversible
contraceptives (LARCs) increased from 27.7% in
2004 to 30.1% in 2009. Amongst those women
registered with a general practice for the full
5-year period the provision of LARCs increased
from 8.8% to 12.5% (p<0.001). For the same
group, the provision of emergency hormonal
contraception (EHC) decreased from 5.2% to
2.6% (p<0.001).
Conclusions: With the exception of EHC, there
was an increase over time in the provision of
hormonal contraceptives and LARCs from
general practices. It is important that a full range
of contraceptive options remains easily available
to women.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 23-29 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care |
Volume | 40 |
Early online date | 21 May 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Dec 2013 |
Keywords
- contraception
- general practice
- cross-sectional studies
- Scotland