Cost a major factor in contraception choices for female students - survey

Condoms were the most common choice, used by 1,020 students or a little over 55%, while the combined pill was used by 729 (39.6%). Picture: iStock

One-third of female students would change contraception method if the cost was removed, a new survey has found.

The Irish Medical Journal conducted an online survey of 2,079 students at University College Cork (UCC) examining contraceptive choices, why a particular method was chosen and how a hypothetical provision of free contraception would have on their choices.