Knowledge and practices of ulipristal acetate among faculty and residents at an academic medical center

Abstract

and humor (25.6%). Compared to males, females mentioned birth control (OR=9.18; p=.002) and EC side effects (OR=2; 5.10; p=0.024) more often than expected. Tweets with a humorous tone (31%) were shared most often, followed by those disclosing personal or vicarious experience (29%). Newsrelated EC tweets had 2.27 times lower odds of being shared compared with other tweets (pb.001). Tweets had greater odds of being sent on the weekend if they mentioned a personal or vicarious experience (OR=1.91, pb.001), sought advice (OR=1.94, p =.01) or expressed humor (OR=1.56; pb.001). Similar patterns were identified for tweets sent around St. Patrick's Day discussing a personal or vicarious experience (OR= 1.59, p =.001), seeking advice (OR= 2.45, p=.001) and expressing humor (OR=1.47; p=.005). Conclusions: Study findings offer timely and practical suggestions for reproductive health professionals wanting to communicate about EC via Twitter.