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Figure 2. Decision tree for discomfort with emergency contraception prescription. Practical experience with previous emergency contraception prescription was the most relevant variable in the model. Among those without practical experience, factors associated with more discomfort with emergency contraception prescription were inexperience and working in public outpatient clinics. Among those with practical experience, the factors increasing discomfort with emergency contraception prescription were the belief that emergency contraception compromises adherence to other methods and stimulates risky sexual behavior and having graduated before 2001.