An exploration of the dimensions of pregnancy intentions among women choosing to terminate pregnancy or to initiate prenatal care in New Orleans, Louisiana

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2009-2015

  Santelli, John S ^a   Speizer, Ilene S ^b   Avery, Alexis ^b   Kendall, Carl ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; COST OF LIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANGER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOUISIANA; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES;

EID: 33750466231     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.064584     Document Type: Article

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