Social factors predicting postpartum choice of Norplant among African- American and non-Hispanic white adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 167-171

  Mears, Cynthia J ^a,b,c,d   Hediger, Mary L ^a,b,c   Martin, Steven S ^a,b,c   Scholl, Theresa O ^a,b,c   Kramer, Janet P ^a,b,c  

^a MEDICAL CENTER OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Contraception; Ethnic differences; Medicaid; Norplant; Peer influence

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; LONG ACTING DRUG; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG CHOICE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; NEGRO; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACCEPTANCE PROCESS; ADOLESCENTS; ADOLESCENTS, FEMALE; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; BEHAVIOR; BLACKS--WOMEN; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, PROGESTIN; CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANTS; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CHOSEN; CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE; CULTURAL BACKGROUND; DECISION MAKING; DELAWARE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS; LEVONORGESTREL; METHOD ACCEPTABILITY; MOTHERS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; PARENTS; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POSTPARTUM WOMEN; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH REPORT; UNITED STATES; WHITES--WOMEN; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAID; PARITY; PEER GROUP; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030841150     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00001-3     Document Type: Article

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