Contraceptive Access and Use Among Undergraduate and Graduate Students During COVID-19: Online Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread college campus closures in the months of March to June 2020, endangering students' access to on-campus health resources, including reproductive health services.

Objective

To assess contraceptive access and use among undergraduate and graduate students in North Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional web-based survey of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at degree-granting institutions in North Carolina. Participants were recruited using targeted Instagram advertisements. The survey queried several aspects of participants' sexual behavior, including sex drive, level of sexual experience, number of sexual partners, digital sexual experience, dating patterns, and types of c

SUBMITTER: Chen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10018798 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature