Journal article
Contraceptive use at the time of unintended pregnancy: Findings from the Contraceptive Use, Pregnancy Intention and Decisions study
J Coombe, ML Harris, B Wigginton, JC Lucke, D Loxton
Australian Family Physician | ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS | Published : 2016
Abstract
Background Unintended pregnancy disproportionately affects young Australian women. However, contraceptive behaviours associated with unintended pregnancy are unclear. Objective The objective of this article was to examine contraceptive use before unintended conception. Method Data from 3795 women (aged 18-23 years) who completed the baseline Contraceptive Use, Pregnancy Intention and Decisions (CUPID) study were analysed. Results The study found that 21.1% of participants reported ever being pregnant, of whom 84.6% indicated 'accidental' pregnancy. Most (73.4%) of these participants reported using contraception at the first unintended pregnancy, with the combined oral contraceptive pill bein..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge funding support from the Australian Research Council (Linkage Project Grant LP100200349), and industry partners Family Planning NSW and Bayer Australia Ltd. We are grateful to the women who provided the survey data. All members of the Faculty of Health and Medicine at the University of Newcastle are affiliated with the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI).