Advance provision of emergency contraceptive pills reduces treatment delay: A randomised controlled trial among Swedish teenage girls
Objective. To evaluate an intervention involving advance provision of emergency contraceptive pills (ECP) to Swedish teenage girls. Material and methods. Some 420 girls aged 15-19, requesting ECP at a local youth clinic were randomly assigned to intervention group (IG) (n=214) or control group (CG) (n=206). Both groups received ECP on request. The IG received one extra dose of ECP, condoms and an Objective. To evaluate an intervention involving advance provision of emergency contraceptive pills (ECP) to Swedish teenage girls. Material and methods. Some 420 girls aged 15–19, requesting ECP at a local youth clinic were randomly assigned to intervention group (IG) (n = 214) or control group (CG) (n = 206). Both groups received ECP on request. The IG received one extra dose of ECP, condoms and
