Questionnaire study of use of emergency contraception among teenagers

Easy accessibility and availability of emergency contraception raises contradictory opinions. Education about emergency contraception is resisted because of a fear that it might lead to irresponsible sexual behaviour and repeated use of emergency contraception instead of regular contraception. In 1994 a national survey among 18-44 year old women showed that knowledge and use of the method was concentrated in the youngest respondents. 2 Reports from other countries confirm that young women and even teenagers are well aware of the method. 3 4 However, only a few reports have been published on use of emergency contraception among adolescents. We studied knowledge of emergency contraception and frequency of use among teenagers.