Contraception clinics in Denmark 1976-1985
Knudsen, L.B.; Osler, M.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 149(44): 3005-3010
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 3433498 Document Number: 288843
This article describes the activity in the county counseling clinics during the period 1976-85, based on the information in the yearly reports submitted to the National Board of Health. This activity has been debated in recent years and the countries obligation to establish and run such clinics was underlined with the recent change in the law. The number of clinics reached a minimum in 1984 and increased in 1985. The number of clients was also minimal in 1984 but has varied through the years, regardless of the number of clinics. Almost all the clients are women, 1/2 being between ages 20-30. The most common contraceptive used by these clients is the IUD. The reason for this is 3-fold--those who choose oral contraceptives receive them from their general practitioners, the IUD can be replaced in the clinics, and the staff is widely experienced in this task. The clinics have expanded their activities into the schools to serve adolescents between the ages of 15-18. This is true in most of the Danish countries. (author's modified)