Reasons for ineffective pre-pregnancy contraception use in patients seeking abortion services

Contraception

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 569-574

  Homco, Juell B ^a   Peipert, Jeffrey F ^a   Secura, Gina M ^a   Lewis, Vanessa A ^a   Allsworth, Jenifer E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Gynecology; Health disparities; Pregnancy termination; Race; Women's health

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; PARITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; VAGINA RING;

ABORTION APPLICANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70350754631     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.05.127     Document Type: Article

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