Ecological study on the use of hormonal contraception, abortions and births among teenagers in the Nordic countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Compare hormonal contraceptive use, birth and abortion rates among teenagers in the Nordic countries. A secondary aim was to explore plausible explanations for possible differences between countries.

Design

Ecological study using national registry data concerning births and abortions among all women aged 15-19 years residing in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden 2008-2015. Age-specific data on prescriptions for hormonal contraceptives for the period 2008-2015 were obtained from national databases in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Setting

Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Participants

Women 15-19 years old in all Nordic countries (749 709) and 13-19 years old in Denmark, Norway and Sweden (815 044).

Results

Both annual birth

SUBMITTER: Hognert H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6224744 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature