Adolescents' compliance with return visits for depot XXXX initiation.

@entity1 @entity12135 @entity7839
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To determine if and when female adolescents choosing depot @entity7839 would return for a second visit for initiation of the method. DESIGN/SETTING: Retrospective chart review at an adolescent clinic in an urban health department in St. Louis, MO. @entity1 : Female adolescents aged 12-19 years old, at the initial or annual family planning visit, who chose depot @entity7839 ( @entity12135 ) as their contraceptive choice but were unable to get the initial injection on the day of the visit. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Time to return visit. RESULTS: A total of 144 subjects were included in the analysis. 92% or 133 subjects returned for a second visit. The average time to return visit was over 3 months, or 104 days (range 1-650 days). Teens who returned in less than 1 month were more likely to receive a hormonal contraceptive method. Only 68% of all returning teens received @entity12135 while 7% became pregnant prior to their return. CONCLUSION: Protocols requiring a second visit for initiation of @entity12135 serve as a barrier to contraceptive care.
