Contraception
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 444-450, December 2007

The contraceptive vaginal ring: female adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and plans for use☆

  • Alexandra S. Carey

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
    • ,
  • Laurel Chiappetta

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • ,
  • Katie Tremont

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • ,
  • Pamela J. Murray

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • ,
  • Melanie A. Gold

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA

Received 2 May 2007; received in revised form 26 July 2007; accepted 27 July 2007. published online 12 November 2007.

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☆ This study was financially supported by the research fund of the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.

PII: S0010-7824(07)00410-6

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2007.07.013

Contraception
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 444-450, December 2007

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