Factors associated with effective contraceptive use among a sample of Latina women

Women and Health

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-16

  Harvey, S Marie ^a   Henderson, Jillian T ^b   Casillas, America ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Intrapersonal factors; Latina women; Relationship characteristics

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33749506759     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v43n02_01     Document Type: Article

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