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The PED is in an urban teaching hospital, treating 35,000 children annually. Patients could schedule a follow-up appointment at the hospital's obstetrics\/gynecology clinic. Data were collected over 13 months, and follow-up was monitored to determine if they attended an outpatient appointment, and if so, what the outcome was.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Data for 199 participants were analyzed. The median age of participants was 18 years, whereas 79% self-identified as Black, and 17.6% self-identified as Latina. Twenty-one percent of participants used a form of birth control during their first sexual encounter, the largest percentage being condoms (77.8%). Forty percent of participants reported some prior knowledge about contraceptive implants, and 20% had knowledge about intrauterine devices, whereas only 3 (1.5%) intrauterine devices and 2 (1%) arm implants had been previously used. Of the 78 participants that requested a follow-up, 14 (17.9%) completed their appointment. Of those, 2 (14%) were prescribed contraception (Depo-Provera shot and oral contraceptive pills).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Knowledge about LARC remains low in our PED, despite it being the most effective method of contraception. Even when interventions were made to link interested respondents to outpatient women's health services, follow-up attendance was poor, and no patients obtained LARC. There is a significant discrepancy between the consensus standard of contraception care across all relevant medical specialties and current utilization by high-risk populations. 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