Authors

1Carmen Torres Penella, 2Dolores Vilaplana Mora, 3Salvador Sáez Cárdenas, 4Rosa Perez Calvo, 5Miguela Martínez Orduña

Position

¹Licenciada en Enfermería. Departamento de Enfermería. Aula de Salud. Universidad de Lleida (UdL).²Diplomada en Enfermería. Servicio de Planificación Familiar de Lleida.³Diplomado en Enfermería. Licenciado en Pedagogía. Departamento de Enfermería. Aula de Salud UdL.⁴Psicóloga. Doctora en Psicopedagogía. Departamento de Pedagogía y Psicología. Aula de Salud UdL.⁵Diplomada en Enfermería. CAP Balafia-Pardinyes-Secà de Sant Pere de Lleida. Aula de Salud UdL.

Contact address

Departamento de Enfermería. Universidad de Lleida. Avda. Rovira Roure, 44. 25198 Lleida.

Contact email: Carme.Torres@infermeria.udl.es

Abstract

Objective: To determine the relationship between postcoital interception (PCI) and the use of common contraceptives among young females that demand PCI at Family Planning Centre in Lleida.
Material and methods: A cross-sectional observational study was performed by using a structure survey by interviewing all females under the age of 20, treated between 1999 and 2002 in the centre, amounting to a total of 1.164 young women.
Results: 19,3% of the girls had sex without protection and 64,4% wanted to use a safe contraceptive method, but had had an accident with the condom.
65,3% knew previously about PCI but had never used it, followed by 27,1% that had already used the method before. The previous knowledge of the PCI did not show any relationship with the use of common contraceptives.
Conclusions: This study suggests that some reflection is needed regarding the finality of PCI as well as the need for a stronger sexual education among the young.

Keywords:

emergency contraception; hormone postcoital interception; health education; reproductive health; family planningadolescence

Versión en Español

Título:

Intercepción postcoital y uso de anticonceptivos en la población joven