Journal
CONTRACEPTION
Volume 79, Issue 5, Pages 375-378Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.12.003
Keywords
Oral contraceptives; Continuation; Smoking
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- NICHD [RO1-HD-42413]
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Background: Smoking may be related to early discontinuation of oral contraceptives (OC). Study design: This was a planned secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Women aged less than 25 initiating OC at three inner-city publicly funded family planning clinics enrolled in the study. Subjects reported smoking status at enrollment; 3- and 6-month interviews assessed OC continuation. Results: One hundred eighty-nine (12%) of 1598 participants were current smokers. Smokers were more often lost to follow-up than nonsmokers (P<01). Among participants with a 6-month interview, only 26% of smokers and 46% of nonsmokers were continuing OC (P<001). After adjustment for confounding factors, smokers were still somewhat less likely to be continuing OC (adjusted OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.4-1.0). This association was unrelated to number of cigarettes smoked per day. Conclusions: These data suggest that young smokers may be more likely to discontinue OC within 6 months than nonsmokers. Smoking may be a marker for risk-taking behavior that extends to the premature discontinuation of OC. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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