Original articleAn evaluation of the use of the transdermal contraceptive patch in adolescents
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Study design
The study was conducted at two San Francisco Bay Area teen clinics using rotating enrollment from June to December 2002. The Institutional Review Board at each center approved the protocol. In compliance with the California Minor Consent Law, which states that a minor may consent to medical care related to the prevention or treatment of pregnancy without parental consent, consent was obtained only from participants.
Study population
A total of 50 racially and socioeconomically diverse, healthy young women were
Demographic characteristics
Responses to relevant topics on the questionnaire did not vary significantly between sites and therefore we combined participants' data from both clinics into a single sample. Fifty young women aged 15 to 18 (mean 16.38) years were recruited. Forty (80%) participants were followed-up at 1 month and 31 (62%) were followed-up at 3 months. Nineteen participants dropped out of the study. Of these, two left the study because they could not return to the clinic for follow-up (one left the state but
Discussion
This study evaluated the feasibility and satisfaction of using the transdermal contraceptive patch among adolescents over a 3-month period. Although our total number of participants was small and the evaluation period brief, this is the first study to evaluate the use of this new contraceptive device in adolescents.
Participants demonstrated excellent compliance on par with the Audet et al study of adults [11]. Compliance may have been augmented by the close follow-up. Although such close
Acknowledgements
This research was funded in part by grants from the Research Evaluation & Allocation Committee (524202-36517) and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services (5T71 MC 00003-27). The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Dr. Tina Raine and Yanina Greenstein for their support of this project.
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