The Indiscriminate Use of an Emergency Contraceptive Pill in the Light of the Integrated Literature Review

Abstract

Objective: To identify through literature what has caused the indiscriminate use of emergency contraceptives. Method: Bibliographic study of articles published from 2013 to 2019, found in the databases; Bdenf, Lilacs and SciELO, with inclusion and exclusion criteria when 16 articles were selected. Results: The main factors pointed out by the study as a cause for the use of abortion pills were low education, disadvantaged family income with a minimum wage level equal to or less than three minimum wages and the untruthfulness of information acquired in basic health units. Conclusion: It highlights the need to terminate an unwanted pregnancy leading women to misuse of pills that can lead to miscarriage or cause greater harm to womens health who in addition to the pills also seek alternative services such as clandestine clinics to perform abortion and increasing the risk of death due to complications of the procedure.