The role of health literacy and numeracy in contraceptive decision-making for urban Chicago women

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 394-399

  Yee, Lynn M ^a   Simon, Melissa A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptive decision making; Family planning; Health disparities; Health literacy; Health numeracy; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANCESTRY GROUP; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; METHODOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; CHICAGO; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84896331861     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-013-9777-7     Document Type: Article

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