LNG- Emergency Contraceptive Pills: What do Argentinean healthcare students know?
Highlights • Healthcare students are highly aware that emergency contraception exists. • But they showed important misconceptions and knowledge deficits regarding the topic. • Students and their patients may be subjected to misinformation and under-prescription for EC. • This can result in unintende...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Sexual & reproductive healthcare 2017-06, Vol.12, p.93-99 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Highlights • Healthcare students are highly aware that emergency contraception exists. • But they showed important misconceptions and knowledge deficits regarding the topic. • Students and their patients may be subjected to misinformation and under-prescription for EC. • This can result in unintended pregnancies. • There is an urgent need to improve students’ overall knowledge of EC. • Medical schools should ensure that their faculties rely upon evidence-based EC information. |
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ISSN: | 1877-5756 1877-5764 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.srhc.2017.03.006 |