Women's information-seeking behavior after receiving contraceptive versus noncontraceptive prescriptions

• Published in: Contraception (Stoneham) Vol. 87; no. 6; pp. 824 - 829
• Main Authors: Russo, Jennefer A, Parisi, Sara M, Kukla, Kathryn, Schwarz, E. Bimla
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.06.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Contraceptive; Contraceptive Agents, Female; Drug Labeling; Drug Prescriptions; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Genital system. Reproduction; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Health Surveys; Humans; Information Seeking Behavior; Information-seeking; Internet; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Patient Education as Topic; Pennsylvania; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Prescription; Prescription Drugs; Primary Health Care; Young Adult; Pennsylvania; Prescription; Information-seeking; Contraceptive; Human; Medical prescription; Female; Woman; Searching behavior; Comparative study

Background Contraceptives are among the most commonly prescribed medications used by women of reproductive age, but little is known about women's information-seeking behavior after receiving prescriptions for medication. Study Design All reproductive-age women who visited one of four primary ca...