Hospital religious affiliation and emergency contraceptive prescribing practices

Susan E. Rubin, Surah Grumet, Linda Prine

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1398-1401
Number of pages4
JournalAmerican journal of public health
Volume96
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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