Patient understanding and use of oral contraceptive pills in a southern public health family planning clinic

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 713-718

  Davis, Terry C ^a   Fredrickson, Doren D ^b   Potter, Linda ^b   Brouillette, Rose ^b   Bocchini, Anna C ^b   Williams, Mark V ^b   Parker, Ruth M ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health literacy; Literacy; Missed pills; Oral contraceptive use; Side effects

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; READING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33745964619     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000223734.77882.b2     Document Type: Article

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