372. Use of reproductive health services among women initiating long-acting reversible contraception free-of-charge or continuing or initiating short-acting contraceptive methods – A cohort study from finland

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the use of reproductive health services among women initiating free-of-charge long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods or initiating, switching, or continuing short-acting reversible contraceptive (SARC) methods. Methods: In this cohort study, altogether 8,646 women in the City of Vantaa, Finland were followed-up for two years using comprehensive Finnish national health registers. Women were divided into three groups according to index visit at the family planning clinics of Vantaa in 2013–2014: women initiating or switching SARC method (n = 1,524), women initiating free-of-charge LARC (n = 1,689), and women visiting for SARC follow-up (n = 2626).