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| Elise KosunenSummaryAffiliation: University of Tampere Country: Finland Publications
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Do young women have specific problems in contraceptive use and counselling?E Kosunen
University of Tampere, Medical School, Department of General Practice, Finland
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 83:15-20. 1999..To find out if young women have specific problems with the use of contraception or contraceptive services...- Risk-taking sexual behaviour and self-reported depression in middle adolescence--a school-based surveyE Kosunen
Medical School, Department of General Practice, University of Tampere, Finland
Child Care Health Dev 29:337-44. 2003..Early sexual activity has been widely studied in the context of pregnancies, substance use and antisocial behaviour, but the aspects of psychosexual health have received less attention... - Teenage pregnancies and abortions in Finland in the 1990sElise A L Kosunen
Department of General Practice, University of Tampere, Medical School, Finland
Scand J Public Health 30:300-5. 2002..This study analyses trends and regional variation in teenage pregnancy, abortion, and fertility rates in Finland in the 1990s, by single-year age group... - [Sexuality and the life cycle]Elise Kosunen
Duodecim 119:209-16. 2003 - [Sexuality in medical education]Elise Kosunen
Duodecim 119:207-8. 2003 
Adolescent sexual behavior during periods of increase and decrease in the abortion rateKobra Falah-Hassani
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Obstet Gynecol 114:79-86. 2009..To study changes in adolescent sexual behavior in periods of increase (1994-2000) and decrease (2001-2007) in the abortion rate...
Initiation of postpartum contraception: a survey among health centre physicians and nurses in FinlandTuire Sannisto
Medical School, Department of General Practice, University of Tampere, and Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Centre of General Practice, Tampere, Finland
Scand J Prim Health Care 27:244-9. 2009..To examine self-reported professional practices of postpartum contraceptive counselling at Finnish community health centres...- Sexual behavior and drinking style among teenagers: a population-based study in FinlandHanna M Lavikainen
School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Health Promot Int 24:108-19. 2009..Thus, it could be effective to combine both alcohol education and sex education, including contraceptive counseling, in early adolescence... - Risk-taking behaviour is more frequent in teenage girls with multiple sexual partnersMarjo Kuortti
Adolescent Clinic, The Tampere City Health Centre, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Scand J Prim Health Care 27:47-52. 2009..To investigate associations between sexual behaviour and risk-taking health behaviour among adolescent females in our changing sexual culture... - Provision of contraception: a survey among primary care physicians in FinlandTuire Sannisto
Department of General Practice, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 89:636-45. 2010..To investigate self-reported practices of contraceptive provision among primary care physicians... - Emergency contraception among Finnish adolescents: awareness, use and the effect of non-prescription statusKobra Falah-Hassani
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
BMC Public Health 7:201. 2007..The aims of this study were to investigate awareness and use of EC among Finnish girls aged 12-18 years in 1999-2003, and to assess the effect of the 2002 non-prescription status on the use... - The use of oral contraceptives among Finnish teenagers from 1981 to 2003Kobra Falah Hassani
Tampere School of Public Health, Tampere, Finland
J Adolesc Health 39:649-55. 2006..The teenage abortion rate has increased in Finland since 1995, after a long-term decrease. We studied changes in the use of oral contraceptives (OC) among 14-18-year-old Finnish girls from 1981 to 2003... - [Abortion rate among students are increasing]Elise Kosunen
Duodecim 121:2253-4. 2005 - Pubertal timing, sexual behaviour and self-reported depression in middle adolescenceRiittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino
Psychiatric Treatment and Research Unit for Adolescent Intensive Care, Tampere University Hospital, Box 607, 33101 Tampere, Finland
J Adolesc 26:531-45. 2003..Early puberty is a risk factor for self-reported depression. Intimate sexual relationships in middle adolescent are likely to indicate problems in adolescent development rather than successful adolescent passage... - Promotion of adolescent sexual health in primary care: survey in Finnish health centresTuire Sannisto
Department of General Practice, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care 14:27-38. 2009..To describe adolescent sexual health services in primary care in Finland, focusing on services for contraceptive counselling, sexually transmitted infections and abortion... - The use of the vaginal ring and transdermal patch among adolescent girls in FinlandKobra Falah-Hassani
University of Tampere, Finland
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care 15:31-4. 2010..The aim of this study was to determine the use of the vaginal ring and that of the transdermal patch and to compare these with the use of oral contraceptives (OCs) and emergency contraception in adolescent girls residing in Finland... - Anticipated acceptance of HPV vaccination at the baseline of implementation: a survey of parental and adolescent knowledge and attitudes in FinlandSarah C Woodhall
University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
J Adolesc Health 40:466-9. 2007.... - Quality of the contraceptive service structure: a pilot study in Finnish health centre organisationsTuire Sannisto
Medical School, Department of General Practice, University of Tampere, Tampere, and Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Centre of General Practice, Tampere, Finland
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care 15:243-54. 2010..To evaluate the quality of the contraceptive service structure in health centre organisations (HCOs) in western Finland and to establish whether the characteristics of the HCOs are associated with the quality measured... - Teenage contraceptive use in Iceland: a gender perspectiveSoley S Bender
Faculty of Nursing, Univeresity of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Public Health Nurs 22:17-26. 2005..Preventive strategies must primarily target those teenagers who start sexual debut early, are not in a steady relationship, and are not receiving parental support... - Attitudes to terminal patients' unorthodox therapy: Finnish doctors' responses to a case scenarioHeikki Hinkka
Kangasala Health Center, Herttualantie 28, 36200 Kangasala, Finland
Support Care Cancer 12:132-6. 2004.... - Risk of postpartum induced abortion in Finland: a register-based studyByandres Vikat
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 34:84-90. 2002..Half of Finnish abortion patients already have children, and one in 10 pregnancies ending in abortions started within 12 months of a birth. Thus, many women may not practice contraception effectively during the postpartum period... - Trends in teenage fertility, abortion, and pregnancy rates in Iceland compared with other Nordic countries, 1976-99Sóley Bender
Faculties of Nursing, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 82:38-47. 2003.... - General practitioners' attitudes and ethical decisions in end-of-life care after a year of interactive Internet-based trainingHeikki Hinkka
Kangasala Health Center, Finland
J Cancer Educ 17:12-8. 2002..A one-year Internet-mediated education project was arranged for general practitioners in Finland to provide postgraduate education in PC...