Sawsan Abuhammad, Alaa Bani Younis, Azza H Ahmed
Impact of a structured sleep education program on mothers' knowledge and attitudes toward infant sleeping
Heliyon
objective study assess awareness use longacting reversible contraception larc among female adolescents presenting pediatric emergency department ped routine presentation urban ped new jersey female adolescents aged 1519 years asked voluntarily complete electronic survey sexual practices contraception ped urban teaching hospital treating 35000 children annually patients could schedule followup appointment hospitals obstetricsgynecology clinic data collected 13 months followup monitored determine attended outpatient appointment outcome data 199 participants analyzed median age participants 18 years whereas 79 selfidentified black 176 selfidentified latina twentyone percent participants used form birth control first sexual encounter largest percentage condoms 778 forty percent participants reported prior knowledge contraceptive implants 20 knowledge intrauterine devices whereas 3 15 intrauterine devices 2 1 arm implants previously used 78 participants requested followup 14 179 completed appointment 2 14 prescribed contraception depoprovera shot oral contraceptive pills knowledge larc remains low ped despite effective method contraception even interventions made link interested respondents outpatient womens health services followup attendance poor patients obtained larc significant discrepancy consensus standard contraception care across relevant medical specialties current utilization highrisk populations future efforts must focus close gap ed could pivotal improving reproductive health education intervention among adolescent patients