Barriers to Contraception and Interest In Over-the-Counter Access Among Low-Income Women: A Qualitative Study

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 84-91

  Dennis, Amanda ^a,b   Grossman, Daniel ^a,c,d  

^a IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c St Luke's Women's Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCOME; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862146778     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 19312393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4408412     Document Type: Article

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