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Abstract
Introduction: Many of the 20 million college students in the U.S. access contraception through student health centers, but little is known about how college health providers approach contraceptive counseling and provision.
Methods: We surveyed 87 New England college health providers about contraceptive counseling practices and on site availability of contraceptives, especially intrauterine devices and subdermal implants (long-acting reversible contraception= LARC). Providers were also surveyed about their IUD/implant training and comfort level with insertion. Descriptive statistical analyses were conducted using STATA 13.2.
Results: Most respondents (57%) were nurse practitioners, 17% were registered nurses, and 11% were medical doctors. Providers ranked oral contraceptive methods as most popular with students and reported that students chose LARC methods less than 10% of the time. Providers felt that IUDs and implants were appropriate methods for this population, however few (
Methods: We surveyed 87 New England college health providers about contraceptive counseling practices and on site availability of contraceptives, especially intrauterine devices and subdermal implants (long-acting reversible contraception= LARC). Providers were also surveyed about their IUD/implant training and comfort level with insertion. Descriptive statistical analyses were conducted using STATA 13.2.
Results: Most respondents (57%) were nurse practitioners, 17% were registered nurses, and 11% were medical doctors. Providers ranked oral contraceptive methods as most popular with students and reported that students chose LARC methods less than 10% of the time. Providers felt that IUDs and implants were appropriate methods for this population, however few (
Introduction: Many of the 20 million college students in the U.S. access contraception through student health centers, but little is known about how college health providers approach contraceptive counseling and provision.
Methods: We surveyed 87 New England college health providers about contraceptive counseling practices and on site availability of contraceptives, especially intrauterine devices and subdermal implants (long-acting reversible contraception= LARC). Providers were also surveyed about their IUD/implant training and comfort level with insertion. Descriptive statistical analyses were conducted using STATA 13.2.
Results: Most respondents (57%) were nurse practitioners, 17% were registered nurses, and 11% were medical doctors. Providers ranked oral contraceptive methods as most popular with students and reported that students chose LARC methods less than 10% of the time. Providers felt that IUDs and implants were appropriate methods for this population, however few (
Methods: We surveyed 87 New England college health providers about contraceptive counseling practices and on site availability of contraceptives, especially intrauterine devices and subdermal implants (long-acting reversible contraception= LARC). Providers were also surveyed about their IUD/implant training and comfort level with insertion. Descriptive statistical analyses were conducted using STATA 13.2.
Results: Most respondents (57%) were nurse practitioners, 17% were registered nurses, and 11% were medical doctors. Providers ranked oral contraceptive methods as most popular with students and reported that students chose LARC methods less than 10% of the time. Providers felt that IUDs and implants were appropriate methods for this population, however few (
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