| Methods |
RCT. Randomization generated in permutated blocks in research unit by computer before recruitment phase. Assignments placed in sealed envelopes in consecutive order. Not clear if envelopes were opaque. 12‐month follow‐up. |
| Participants |
50 young (14‐19 yrs), English‐speaking women recruited from a hospital post‐partum unit who had delivered a live infant and were planning to parent, who desired to delay pregnancy for at least one year, and who were in good general health. Excluded if had allergy to levonorgestrel, current substance abuse, or plans to relocate outside of Philadelphia. |
| Interventions |
Intervention group received one package of emergency contraceptive pills (Plan B) with routine instructions about EC as well as the chosen primary contraceptive method, a prescription for chosen primary method when applicable, or the first dose of injectable contraception (if injectable contraception was the chosen method). The intervention group had access to additional packages of Plan B upon request. Control group participants were discharged with instructions about their chosen primary contraceptive method and a prescription or first dose for that method. |
| Outcomes |
Pregnancy rates, EC use. |
| Notes |
Large loss to follow‐up (24% at 12 months). All outcomes self‐reported. |
