Qualitative analysis of African-American adolescent females’ beliefs about emergency contraceptive pills

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 285-292

  Olsen, Christie L ^a   Santarsiero, Elizabeth C ^a   Spatz, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; Contraception; ECP; Emergency contraceptive pills; Postcoital contraception; Pregnancy prevention; Qualitative; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEGRO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0036933690     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1083-3188(02)00194-8     Document Type: Article

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