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Article: Using the theory of reasoned action to explain physician intention to prescribe emergency contraception.
- Article from:
- Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Article date:
- March 1, 2006
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Emergency contraception, or postcoital birth control, is used less often in the United States than in other countries. (1) Many factors influence this difference, including differences in U.S. prescribing rates, women's and physicians' knowledge and attitudes, and accessibility. A complex dynamic exists among these factors, independent of prevailing attitudes about contraception in general and sexual responsibility in particular. (2) This dynamic influences access to emergency contraception and is complicated by the need to use the medication within a particular window of time and by its cost. (3) Emergency contraception is available without a prescription in more than 25 ...