Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f8L98kf07173; Fri, 21 Sep 2001 05:08:46 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 05:08:46 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3BAB0F50.28653.209867@localhost> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: df@wordcentre.co.uk To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:307] Effect of clearer contraceptive pill instructions X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Status: O Content-Length: 918 Lines: 30 Hello all I've recentlly come across an anecdote stating that the incidence of unwanted teen pregnancies in the US dropped dramatically when the instructions for starting to take contraceptive pills was changed. According to the story, the original wording was at college level and said: 'Contraceptive efficacy should not be assumed until after seven consecutive days of adiministration.' The revised wording was: 'Use another method of birth control as a backup from teh Sunday you start your first pack until the next Sunday.' Does anyone know when this happened, and what the actual 'before and after' figures were? This would make quite a powerful seminar example if it could be supported by hard facts. Many thanks. Dave Fox The Word Centre Success through plain English df@wordcentre.co.uk http://www.wordcentre.co.uk "Because clear documents make you clearly better to do business with"
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