Schoolies have poor knowledge of emergency contraception
It's not helped by the 'morning-after pill' misnomer, researchers say
1st October 2019
By Kemal Atlay
Fewer than half of schoolies are aware that emergency contraception is available without a prescription and just one in five know the effectiveness window, a Queensland study has found.
The findings, which come less than two months before Schoolies festivities begin, raise questions about whether the term ‘morning-after pill’ may be misleading teens and potentially contributing to unplanned pregnancies, the researchers say.
The Griffith University study analysed online survey responses from 498 school leavers aged 16-18 on the first day of the Queensland Schoolies