Feasibility of a telephone follow-up on use of emergency contraceptive pills in a college health center.

Abstract

The authors examined the feasibility and effectiveness of a telephone follow-up procedure on use of emergency contraceptive pills (ECP) at a college health center. They made 264 telephone calls to the 97 women who had received ECPs during one 16-week academic semester and were successful in reaching 65 (67%) of the women, who responded with information about their experiences with ECPs. The women demonstrated a high rate of adherence to the medical regimen and reported very few side effects from ECPs; a majority said that ECPs did not affect their ability to carry out daily activities. On weighing the relative absence of problems following ECP distribution against the time, effort, and cost required to reach just over two thirds of the women, the researchers concluded that an ECP telephone follow-up procedure was neither cost-effective nor particularly useful.

• Authors: R G Sawyer, D Fong, L R Stankus, A Anderson-Sawyer, K D Long
• Journal: Journal of American college health : J of ACH (J Am Coll Health) Vol. 44 Issue 4 Pg. 145-9 (Jan 1996) ISSN: 0744-8481 [Print] United States
• PMID: 8583038 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Contraceptives, Postcoital

Topics

• Contraceptives, Postcoital (adverse effects)
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Feasibility Studies
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Patient Compliance
• Student Health Services (economics)
• Telephone
• United States