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ArticleBMC public health2016

Association between college health services and contraceptive use among female students at five colleges in Wuhan, China: a cross-sectional study.

Lu Long, Zhenhua Chen, Yun Shi, Sheng Wei, Shaofa Nie, Yi Liu

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Article in BMC public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Sexual and Gender Minorities and Risk Behaviours among University Students in Italy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lu LongWest China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Zhenhua ChenChengdu Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Sichuan, China.
Yun ShiTongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Sheng WeiTongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Shaofa NieTongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. shaofanie5@gmail.com.
Yi LiuWest China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. hxliuyi@163.com.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNSichuan University · CNChengdu Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCollege students have a high incidence of unplanned pregnancies in China, which has highly raised public attention. As such, numerous reproductive health services are provided to college students. This study examined whether health services in college lead to contraceptive use among female college students in heterosexual relationships.

methodsA self-administered questionnaire survey with cross-sectional design was administered among female students in four colleges in Wuhan, China to identify health service factors associated with contraceptive use in the past 6 months.

resultsThe analysis revealed that younger female students had lower odds of contraception use, whereas students who reported availability of health-related web sites were more likely to use contraceptives. Female students who reported that contraceptives and birth control counselling were accessible from college health services had greater odds of contraceptive usage. Finally, provision of contraceptives and birth control counselling from school were associated with greater odds of contraceptive use.

conclusionsContraceptive-related health services play an important role in reducing unintended pregnancies by directly addressing the contraceptive needs of female students. Programs that provide targeted services may help to reduce high rates of unexpected pregnancies among female students in China.

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AdolescentChinaContraceptionContraception BehaviorCounselingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansPregnancySexual BehaviorStudent Health ServicesStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesYoung AdultCollege studentsContraceptive useFemalesHealth service

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