Abstract
With access to reproductive health care eroding, examination of prescribing of contraception, including emergency contraception (EC), is important. We examined whether working in a family practice affiliated with a religious institution changes the likelihood of a provider prescribing EC. Our survey asked about EC prescribing practices in a range of situations. As predicted, practitioners in non-religiously affiliated practices reported higher rates of prescribing EC than those in religiously affiliated practices. In both cases, however, the practitioners' prescribing patterns were inadequate.
MeSH terms
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Contraceptives, Postcoital / supply & distribution*
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Drug Utilization / statistics & numerical data*
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Family Practice / education
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Family Practice / statistics & numerical data*
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Female
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Health Care Surveys
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Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data*
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Hospitals, Religious / statistics & numerical data*
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Hospitals, Teaching / classification*
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Hospitals, Teaching / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Internship and Residency / organization & administration
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Internship and Residency / statistics & numerical data
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Levonorgestrel / supply & distribution
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New Jersey
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New York City
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Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
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Religion and Medicine*
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Time Factors
Substances
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Contraceptives, Postcoital
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Levonorgestrel