Emergency contraception in primary health care

South African Family Practice

 
 
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Title Emergency contraception in primary health care
 
Creator Govender, Indiran Adeleke, Olukayode A. Govender, Lusayn L. Omole, Olufemi B.
 
Subject — unwanted pregnancies; unplanned pregnancies; economic stress; emergency contraception; intra uterine contraceptive device; Copper IUD; unprotected sexual intercourse; rape; sexual assault.
Description Unplanned and unwanted pregnancies in South Africa cost women, government and families enormous physical, emotional and socioeconomic stress. These are further aggravated by the high rate of sexual assault cases in South Africa. In a setting such as this, easy access to emergency contraception (EC) becomes a key intervention and health system imperative. Primary health care clinicians are at the forefront of health care provision in South Africa and need to be well equipped with the necessary knowledge on EC to make informed management decisions. This article seeks to provide information and improve awareness and confidence of primary care clinicians when providing EC.
 
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Date 2025-06-17
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
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Identifier 10.4102/safp.v67i1.6146
 
Source South African Family Practice; Vol 67, No 1 (2025): Part 3; 6 pages 2078-6204 2078-6190
 
Language eng
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2025 Indiran Govender, Olukayode A. Adeleke, Lusayn L. Govender, Olufemi B. Omole https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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