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Initiation of postpartum contraception: A survey among health centre physicians and nurses in Finland

Initiation of postpartum contraception: A survey among health centre physicians and nurses in Finland

Scand J Prim Health Care 2009;27:244–9 DOI: 10.3109/02813430903234914

On page 247, Table IV should have read:

Table IV. Supply of contraceptives free of charge postpartum by nurses representing 80 municipalities in primary care.

			Quantity of supplies (months)
	n	(%)	Mean	Median	Range
Contraceptive methods available free of charge
Oral contraceptives	33	(41%)	4	3	3 – 9
Vaginal ring or patch	23	(29%)	4	3	3 – 9
Copper-releasing intrauterine device (IUD)	20	(25%)
Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS)	0	(0%)
Number of contraceptive methods available free of charge
One method
OCs	5	(10%)
IUD	1	(2%)
Two methods
OCs and ring/patch	9	(14%)
OCs and IUD	4	(6%)
Three methods (OCs, ring/patch, IUD)	14	(18%)
No methods available	45	(56%)
Missing information	2	(3%)

Note: Data extracted from multiple choice questions “In which situations (and OCs, ring/patch: for how long) can a client receive OCs/vaginal rings or contraceptive patches/IUD/LNG-IUS free of charge”, response option “Postpartum” (“Yes”/”No”).

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